Abstract
The potentially tridentate coordinating ligands NN'N (2,6-bis[(dimethylamino)methyl]pyridine) and PNP (2,6-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]pyridine) react with [RuCl2(PPh3)3] to give [mer,trans-RuCl2(NN'N)(PPh3)] (1) and [mer,trans-RuCl2(PNP)(PPh3)] (2), respectively. Complex 1 functions as a starting material for a variety of Ru[NN'N] complexes. It reacts with either 1 or 2 equiv of AgOTf (OTf- = SO3CF3-) to yield monocationic
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