The trinuclear arene-ruthenium cluster cation, [Ru3H3(O)(C10H14)2(C14H16O4)](+), has been synthesized and crystallized as the tetrafluoroborate (BF4-) salt. The cations form, along the b axis, infinite one-dimensional chains through pi-stacking interactions.
Title
[η6-2-(2-Methylbenzoyloxy)ethyl methacrylate]bis(η6-1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene)tri-μ-hydrido-μ3-oxo-triruthenium(II)(3Ru—Ru) tetrafluoroborate
Published in
Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online
Volume
60
Issue
12
Pages
M1909-M1911
Date
2004
ISSN
1600-5368
Record creation date
2006-02-09