The neutral Ru(II), chelating phosphine or diphosphine with 1,3-diamine (1,3-diamino-2-propanol) of type [RuCl2(PP)(NN)], are readily synthesized in very good yields at an inert atmosphere using dichloromethane as solvent. For the first time, the ruthenium(II) complexes: [trans-dichloro-(bis(triphenylphosphine)(1,3-diamino-2-propanol)ruthenium(II)] (2), [trans-dichloro(1,3-bis(diphenyl-phosphino)propane)(1,3-diamino-2-propanol)ruthenium(II)] (4) and [trans-dichloro(bis(ether-phosphine)-(1,3-diamino-2-propanol)ruthenium(II)] (6) have been prepared at room temperature starting from [RuCl2(PPh3)3],[RuCl2(Ph2PCH2CH2OCH3)2] and [RuCl2(dppp)2], respectively. Trans-RuCl2 with nitrogen atoms are trans to phosphorus atoms are structurally favored (kinetic) isomer. This structural phenomenon has been monitored by 31P{1H} NMR in CD2Cl2. All the mentioned complexes were fully characterized by NMR, IR, and FAB-MS as well as elemental analysis.
Neutral complex 1 and mono-cationic complex 2 were made available using Ph2PCH2CH2OCH3 and 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediamine ligands. One of the chloride atoms in complex 1 was abstracted by AgOTf to prepare the mono-cationic O–Ru–P closed complex 2. The hemilability of hybrid ether-phosphine ligand in such complexes was monitored by 31P{1H} NMR and confirmed by X-ray single crystal. XRD structure of complex 2 was found to be a Trigonal crystal system with P3 space group and Z = 6.