Substituent dependence of the reactions of [RuCl2(PPh3)3] with bulky aromatic thiols.
2,4,6-trialkylbenzenethiols react with [RuCl2(PPh3)3] to give Ru products with the alkyl substituents forming M-C sigma bonds, carbene, carbene with a S alpha-heteroatom, agostic hydrogen interaction or a simple tetrahedral Ru(II) species, depending on the substituent.
Bishop
Peter T
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Cowley
Andrew R
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Dilworth
Jonathan R
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Saunders
Andrew J
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Woollard-Shore
John G
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