title: Easy activation of two C-H bonds of an N-heterocyclic carbene N-methyl group.
abstract: The first trinuclear clusters containing NHC ligands are described; the compound [Ru3(Me2Im)(CO)11](Me2Im=1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene) is easily converted into [Ru3(mu-H)2(mu3-MeImCH)(CO)9] by a process involving the activation of two C-H bonds of a methyl group that is an example of degradation of a metal-coordinated NHC ligand under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Instituto de Química Organometálica Enrique Moles, Universidad de Oviedo-CSIC, E-33071 Oviedo, Spain. jac@fq.uniovi.es
authors.forename: Javier A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cabeza
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: del Río
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.forename: M Gabriela
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Vega