A new binding geometry for an ortho-xylylene-linked bis(NHC)cyclophane: a ruthenium(II) complex with a chelating (g1-NHC)2:g6-arene ligand

Using two different reaction procedures, a Ru(II) complex has been isolated that contains an ortho-xylylene-linked bis(NHC)cyclophane (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) that binds to the Ru centre through two carbene carbons and one of the arene rings in an η6-mode.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baker, M., Brown, David, Haque, R., Skelton, B., White, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28799