文摘
Photochemical reactions of diruthenium tetrahydride complexes containing cyclopentadienyls as auxiliary ligands with carbon dioxide were studied for the effective fixation and reduction of CO2. Whereas the reactions of CpsRu(渭-H)4RuCps (Cps = Cp*, C5Me5; CpEt, C5Me4Et; Cp鈥?/sup>, 1,2,4-C5(tBu)3H2) with CO2 did not proceed under dark and mild conditions, the photochemical reactions under UV (365 nm) irradiation smoothly proceeded to afford two types of products, (i) a 渭-formato complex and (ii) a 渭-carbonyl-渭-oxo complex, according to the width of the space for the reaction stretching between the two auxiliary cyclopentadienyl ligands.