Me
3SiC
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4H
2S-5-NO
2 was synthesized in good yield by
palladium-catalyzed cross-cou
pling of ethynyltrimethylsilane and 2-bromo-5-nitrothio
phene or 2-iodo-5-nitrothio
phene. Reactions of Me
3SiC
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4H
2S)NO
2 with a series of ruthenium chloride com
plexes [RuClLL&
prime;(C
p&
prime;)] gave the alkynyls [Ru(2-C
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4H
2S-5-NO
2)LL&
prime;(C
p&
prime;)] (L, L&
prime;=CO, PMe
2Ph or PPh
3; C
p&
prime;=C
5H
5 or C
5Me
5). These metal com
plexes, each with a strongly electron-donating metal center at one end and an electron-acce
pting organic substituent at the other end of a π-conjugated chain, are strongly
polarized and are ex
pected to demonstrate non-linear o
ptical activity.