NMR Studies of Ru3(CO)10(PMe2Ph)2 and Ru3(CO)10(PPh3)2 and Their H2 Addition Products: Detection of New Isomers with Complex Dynamic Behavior
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Abstract
The clusters Ru(3)(CO)(10)L(2), where L = PMe(2)Ph or PPh(3), are shown by NMR spectroscopy to exist in solution in at least three isomeric forms, one with both phosphines in the equatorial plane on the same ruthenium center and the others with phosphines in the equatorial plane on different ruthenium centers. Isomer interconversion for Ru(3)(CO)(10)(PMe(2)Ph)(2) is highly solvent dependent, with DeltaH decreasing and DeltaS becoming more negative as the polarity of the solvent increases. The stabilities of the isomers and their rates of interconversion depend on the phosphine ligand. A mechanism that accounts for isomer interchange involving Ru-Ru bond heterolysis is suggested. The products of the reaction of Ru(3)(CO)(10)L(2) with hydrogen have been monitored by NMR spectroscopy via normal and para hydrogen-enhanced methods. Two hydrogen addition products are observed with each containing one bridging and one terminal hydride ligand. EXSY spectroscopy reveals that both intra- and interisomer hydride exchange occurs on the NMR time scale. On the basis of the evidence available, mechanisms for hydride interchange involving Ru-Ru bond heterolysis and CO loss are proposed.
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