A series of are necyc lope ntadienyl complexes,i. e., Ru(η5-c5R5)(η6- are ne)+(1, R= H, arene = C6H6; 2, R = Me, arme = C6H6; 3, R = H, arctic = C6H3Me3; 4, R = Me, arene = C6H3Me3; 5, R = H, arene = C6Me6; 6, R = Me, arene = C6Me6) was studied by cyclic voltammetry. These compounds are capable of both oxidation and reduction. The reduction potential values depend on the number of methyl groups in the complex. Reduction of benzene complexes I and 2 by sodium amalgam in THF leads to the formation of decomplexation products, the addition of hydrogen to benzene, and dimerization of the benzene ligands. Both chemical and electrochemical reductions of mesitylene complexes3and4result in dimeric products (η5-C5R5)Ru(μ-η5;η5-Me3H3C6H3Me3)Ru(η5-C5R5) (14, R = H; 15, R = Me). The action of sodium amalgam on compound5gives products of hydrogen addition to both hexamethylbenzene (17) and cyclopentadienyl (18) ligands along with the major product, the dimer η5-C5H5)Ru(μ-η5; η5-Me6C6C6Me6)Ru(η5-C5H5) (16). In contrast to5, its permcthylated analog 6 is only capable of adding hydrogen to the hexamethylben
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