Cluster chemistry. L. Trapping of arylnitrenes formed by cleavage of azoarenes in reactions with M3(CO)12 (M = Fe or Ru): X-ray structure of Ru3(μ3-NPh)2(μ-dppm)(CO)7

Bruce, Michael I.Humphrey, Mark G.Shawkataly, Omar BinSnow, Michael R.Tiekink, Edward R.T.2025-12-162025-12-160022-328XORCID:/0000-0002-4433-6783/work/162949486https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733795507Trinuclear products obtained from reactions between M3(CO)12 (M = Fe or Ru) and azobenzenes are shown to have the structure M3(μ3-NAr)2(CO)9, rather than the o-semidine formulation proposed earlier. ETC CO-substitution reactions are similar to those of Ru3(CO)12, with isocyanides occupying axial sites and tertiary phosphines and phosphites occupying equatorial sites on the Ru3(μ3-NPh)2(μ-dppm)(CO)7, in which the dppm ligand spans the non-bonded Ru ... Ru vector.Acknowledgements. We thank the Australian Research Grants Scheme for financial support of this work; M.G.H. is the holder of a Commonwealth Post-Graduate Research Award and 0.b.S. thanks the Universiti Sains Malaysia for a scholarship.enCluster chemistry. L. Trapping of arylnitrenes formed by cleavage of azoarenes in reactions with M3(CO)12 (M = Fe or Ru): X-ray structure of Ru3(μ3-NPh)2(μ-dppm)(CO)71986-11-1110.1016/0022-328X(86)80446-60038881502