title: Synthesis, characterisation and thermal studies of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of functionalised tripodal phosphine chalcogen donor ligands, [CH(3)C(CH(2)P(X)Ph(2))(3)], where X=Se, S, O.
abstract: The polymeric ruthenium(II) carbonyl complex, [Ru(CO)(2)Cl(2)](n) reacts with 1,1,1-tris-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane trichalcogenide ligands, [CH(3)C(CH(2)P(X)Ph(2))(3)], where X=Se(a), S(b) and O(c) in 1:1 (metal:ligand) molar ratio to afford hexa-coordinated complexes of the type eta(2)-(X,X)-[Ru(CO)(2)Cl(2)P(3)X(3)] (1a-c). The complexes 1a-c exhibit two equally intense nu(CO) bands in the range 1979-2060cm(-1) indicating cis-disposition of the two terminal carbonyl groups. The values of nu(CO) frequencies containing different ligands, in general, follow the order: P(3)O(3)>P(3)S(3)>P(3)Se(3) which may be explained in terms of 'Soft-Hard' (Ru(II)-O) and 'Soft-Soft' (Ru(II)-S/Se) interactions. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, mass, (1)H, (31)P, (77)Se and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The thermal stability of the complexes has also been studied.
authors.affiliation: Materials Science Division, North-East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785 006, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: Bhaskar Jyoti
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sarmah
authors.forename: Bibek Jyoti
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Borah
authors.forename: Dipak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D018011:Chalcogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010720:Phosphines / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D018011:Chalcogens; D008024:Ligands; D010720:Phosphines; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds