Baldwin, RichardBennett, MartinHockless, DavidPertici, PaoloVerrazzani, AlessandraBarretta, GloriaMarchetti, FabioSalvadori, Piero2015-12-132015-12-131477-9226http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72522On reaction with the labile naphthalene complex [Ru(η6-C10H8)(η4-1, 5-COD)], hex-3-yne undergoes stoichiometric cyclotrimerisation to form the hexaethylbenzene-ruthenium(O) complex [Ru(η6-C6Et6)(η4-1, 5-COD)] 1. In the solid state and in solution theKeywords: Band structure; Benzene; Chemical bonds; Complexation; Conformations; Crystal structure; Crystalline materials; Electrolytes; Infrared spectroscopy; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Solutions; Synthesis (chemical); Arene metal bond; Crystalline adSynthesis, structures and dynamic NMR spectra of η 6 -hexaethylbenzene complexes of ruthenium(0) and ruthenium(II).200210.1039/b204875m2015-12-11