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. 2015 Feb 17;21(14):5380–5386. doi: 10.1002/chem.201405931

Scheme 6.

Scheme 6

Preparation of ruthenacycles [7]Cl, [7]OAc, and [7-OH2]SbF6. Conditions: (i) [{RuCl2(p-cymene)}2] (0.5 equiv), MeOH, RT, 24 h, 78 %; ii) AgOAc (2.5 equiv), MTBE, RT, 24 h, 80 %; iii) AgSbF6 (1.1 equiv), H2O (6.9 equiv), [D8]THF, RT. ORTEP representation of complex [7]Cl. Ellipsoids are drawn at the 50 % probability level with the MeOH solvate omitted for clarity. MTBE=methyl tert-butyl ether.