Metallation of azobenzenes by fluorine-abstraction: structure of a ruthenium complex containing nonafluoro(phenylazo)phenyl-2C,N′ and diphenyl-2-(η-cyclopentadienylphenyl)phosphine groups

Abstract

The formation of metallated azobenzene derivatives by fluorine-abstraction reactions using nucleophilic transition metal reagents has been achieved; the structure of an ortho-metallated complex, derived from decafluoroazobenzene and also containing a Ph₂P(C₆H₄C₅H₄) ligand is described.