Chemistry is an experimental science, and the best way to enjoy it and learn about it is performing experiments.Introducing a new discovery about 37366-09-9, Name is Dichloro(benzene)ruthenium(II) dimer, COA of Formula: C12H12Cl4Ru2.
Six Ru-eta6-C6H6-diphosphine complexes, [RuCl(eta6-C6H6)(BISBI)]Cl (1) (BISBI = 2,2?-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-1,1?-biphenyl), [RuCl(eta6-C6H6)(BDPX)]Cl (2) (BDPX = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)benzene), Ru2Cl4(eta6-C6H6)2(mu2-BDNA) (3) (BDNA = 1,8-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)naphthalene), [RuCl(eta6-C6H6)(BISBI)]BF4 (4), [RuCl(eta6-C6H6)(BDPX)]BF4 (5) and [(eta6-C6H6)2Ru2Cl2(mu2-Cl)(mu2-BDNA)]BF4 (6) were prepared and used as catalysts in hydrogenation of benzene. Their catalytic activities were obviously relative with the compositions or structures of these complexes. The hydrogenations of benzene catalyzed by complexes 1, 2 and 3 were homogeneous in the conditions of reaction temperature of 100 C and hydrogen pressure of 50 kg/cm2, complexes 4, 5 and 6 were simultaneously homogeneous and heterogeneous in the same reaction conditions. Among all complexes, 4, 5 and 6 were of higher catalytic activities than 1, 2 and 3. The dinuclear complex 6 in which one chlorine anion was substituted by one tetrafluoroborate gave the highest activity. The higher activities of complex 4, 5 and 6 were owing to the easy generation of catalytic active species and the formations of Ru(0) particles which were of the highly catalytic activity. As novel complexes, the compositions and structures of 1, 2, 4 and 5 were characterized by NMR spectra. The structures of 4 and 5 were further determined by elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Balanced chemical reaction does not necessarily reveal either the individual elementary reactions by which a reaction occurs or its rate law.HPLC of Formula: C12H12Cl4Ru2. In my other articles, you can also check out more blogs about 37366-09-9
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