Evidence for Ligand Non-innocence in a Formally Ruthenium(I) Hydride Complex

摘要

Late transition metal complexes of 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl ligands initially garnered attention as effective catalysts for olefin polymerization and other reactions. More recently, however, there has been an increased effort to elucidate the "non-innocent" character of this remarkably versatile class of multidentate ligands, and there is clear evidence that [N_3~R] ligands ([N_3~R] = 2,6-(RN=CMe)_2C_5H3_N) can serve as acceptors for a variable number of electrons.