(Benzene)ruthenium dichloride dimer

(Benzene)ruthenium dichloride dimer is the organoruthenium compound with the formula [(CH)RuCl]. This red-coloured, diamagnetic solid is a reagent in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis.

Preparation, structure, and reactions

The dimer is prepared by the reaction of cyclohexadienes with hydrated ruthenium trichloride. As verified by X-ray crystallography, each Ru center is coordinated to three chloride ligands and a η-benzene. The complex can be viewed as an edge-shared bioctahedral structure.

(Benzene)ruthenium dichloride dimer reacts with Lewis bases to give monometallic adducts:

Related compounds

• (Cymene)ruthenium dichloride dimer, a more soluble analogue of (benzene)ruthenium dichloride dimer.
• (Mesitylene)ruthenium dichloride dimer, another more soluble derivative.

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