Vol.30 No.2(3) [2008]

Rotation of Ethylene Molecule on the Organometallic Species: A Possibility to Control the Rotation Rate

Hideo KONDO, Taizo HAYASHIDA, Yoshitaka YAMAGUCHI, Yusuke SUNADA and Hideo NAGASHIMA

[ABSTRACT ]

Coordination behavior of ethylene on the cationic or neutral ruthenium amidinate species was studied by combination of spectroscopy and molecular orbital considerations. The result suggests that the rotation rate of coordinated ethylene is dependent on the donor property of the ruthenium counterpart, and can be controlled by appropriate choice of the auxiliary ligands.