title: Cyclopropanation of Ru-diimino-pyridine ligand complexes.
abstract: Reaction of 2,6-bis(imino)pyridines with (Cy(3)P)(2)RuCl(2)(CHPh) affords the complexes C(6)H(3)N(CMeNC(6)H(4)R)(CCH(2)CHPh) NHC(6)H(5))RuCl(2)(PCy(3)) (R = H 1, iPr 2) arising from the cyclopropanation of the ligand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, 80 St. George St., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6.
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan