title: Monocyclopentadienylhydride derivatives of ruthenium: stereoselective proton transfer and proton-hydride exchange in an extremely short dihydrogen bond.
abstract: Diastereomerically pure complexes of formula CpRuCl(PP) and CpRuH(PP) with chiral ferrocenyl diphosphines were prepared and the selectivity of proton-transfer processes over the monohydride compounds with different acids was studied. With 1 equiv of HBF(4) the cis-dihydrogen and trans-dihydride complexes were formed while with 3 equiv of CF(3)CO(2)H the trans-dihydride derivative was the only product. However, the use of 1 equiv of CF(3)CO(2)H led to a dihydrogen bonded complex with an extremely short RuH...HO(2)CF(3) interaction that exhibits proton-hydride exchange. Using the labeled acid CF(3)CO(2)D, a stereoselective transference of the deuteron was demonstrated that implies the previous epimerization of the monohydride and the subsequent attack of the acid in the position previously occupied by the hydride.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Camilo J. Cela 10, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cayuela
authors.forename: Félix A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jalón
authors.forename: Blanca R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Manzano
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espino
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weissensteiner
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mereiter