Efficient and Rapid Synthesis of Chlorido-Bridged Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ruthenium, Rhodium, and Iridium by Microwave Heating

Tönnemann, JustusRisse, JulieGrote, ZachariasScopelliti, RosarioSeverin, Kay2013-08-282013-08-28201310.1002/ejic.201300600https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/94341WOS:000323819900008The dinuclear complexes [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2 and [(cyclopentadienyl)MCl2]2 (M = Ru, Rh, Ir) are important starting materials in organometallic chemistry. The standard synthesis of these complexes involves heating of an alcoholic solution of RuIII, RhIII, or IrIII salts with precursors of the π-ligands for several hours under reflux. Microwave heating allows these complexes to be obtained within a few minutes without compromising the yields. Furthermore, the microwave-assisted syntheses require less solvent and, in some cases, lower amounts of ligand precursors.IridiumMicrowave chemistryOrganometallic complexesRhodiumRutheniumEfficient and Rapid Synthesis of Chlorido-Bridged Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ruthenium, Rhodium, and Iridium by Microwave Heatingtext::journal::journal article::research article