Remarkably facile and reversible Ru-C(sp(3)) bond cleavage to give a reactive 16-electron Cp*Ru(kappa(2)-P,carbene) zwitterion

Rankin MA; Schatte G; McDonald R; Stradiotto M

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.20, 6390-6390, 2007

Rankin MA, Schatte G, McDonald R, Stradiotto M

An 18-electron Cp*Ru(kappa(3)-P,C,C') complex provides access to a 16-electron Cp*Ru(kappa(2)-P,C) zwitterion by way of an unprecedented Ru-C(sp(3)) bond cleavage process that is both facile and reversible. Notably, this reactive zwitterion has proven capable of facilitating the Ru-mediated double geminal Si-H bond activation of Ph2SiH2.