Barba-Nieto, I.
, Moncada, J.
, Muller, A.
, Rui, N.
, Titus, C.
, Jaye, C.
, Meyer, G.
, Concepcion, J.
and Rodriguez, J.
(2025),
Following CO and H insertion into Ru-C bonds with X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies, Inorganic Chemistry, [online], https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03822, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959994 (Accessed September 15, 2026)
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Following CO and H insertion into Ru-C bonds with X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies
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Irene Barba-Nieto, Jorge Moncada, Andressa Muller, Ning Rui, , , Gerald Meyer, Javier Concepcion, Jose Rodriguez
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Insertion reactions play a central role in the catalytic synthesis of ethanol and higher alcohols. X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies have been used to follow migratory CO insertion and CC coupling in a cis-[Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)2(CO)(CH3)]+ complex heated in a vacuum or exposed to CO. Heating of the Ru complex in a vacuum to temperatures above 50 °C induced spontaneous migration of CO into the RuCH3 bond to yield a COCH3 ligand. After adding CO to the background gas, the CO insertion reaction was seen at room temperature, opening the door for the synthesis of ethanol and more energy dense liquids.Citation
Inorganic Chemistry
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64
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48
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