Templated synthesis and intact coordination of a diorganotriselenane: [RuCl 2 (PPh 3 ){κ 3 - Se , N , N' -Se(mt Se ) 2 }] (mt Se  = selenomethimazolyl)

Dewhurst, Rian; Hansen, Andrew; Hill, Anthony; Smith, Matthew

Templated synthesis and intact coordination of a diorganotriselenane: [RuCl 2 (PPh 3 ){κ 3 - Se , N , N' -Se(mt Se ) 2 }] (mt Se = selenomethimazolyl)

Date

2006

Authors

Dewhurst, Rian

Hansen, Andrew

Hill, Anthony

Smith, Matthew

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

The reaction of [RuCl2(PPh3)3] with methimazole (Hmt) under basic conditions provides the simple bis(chelate) complex [Ru(κ2-S,N-mt)2(PPh3) 2], while the selenium analogue HmtSe provides an intact coordinated diorganotriselenane [Ru{κ3-Se,N,N′-Se(mt S