Hydrogen-bridged bis(silylene) complexes of ruthenium and iron: synthesis, structures and multi-centre bonding interactions at the M–Si–H–Si four-membered ring

Abstract

Hydrogen-bridged bis(silylene) complexes of ruthenium and iron were synthesized as the first examples of this type containing Group 8 metals and their rare four-membered ring structures and multi-center bonding interactions at the M–Si–H–Si moiety were clarified by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography and theoretical calculations.