Deschenaux, Robert

, Appavoo, Divambal, Deschenaux, Robert, Therrien, Bruno

Association of [60]fullerene with arene ruthenium moieties has been achieved for the first time. Two fullerenopyrrolidine derivatives (N_pyr-C₆₀) were synthesized via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, and coordinated to arene ruthenium complexes to form two half-sandwich complexes of the general formula (p-cymene)RuCl₂(N_pyr-C₆₀). The coordination of the fullerenopyrrolidines to the arene ruthenium unit was evidenced by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, thus confirming the formation of these novel arene ruthenium complexes.