title: A new coupling reaction for the synthesis of ruthenium half-sandwich complexes with sterically demanding cyclopentadienyl ligands.
abstract: The reaction of RuCl(3)(solv.)(n) with tert-butylacetylene in methanol or ethanol leads to the formation of chloro-bridged half-sandwich complexes with sterically demanding cyclopentadienyl ligands, which are of high interest as starting materials for the synthesis of novel Ru catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.forename: Euro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solari
authors.forename: Barnali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scopelliti
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Severin