Reaction of 1,2-bis(bis(
o-methoxyphenyl)phosphino)ethane (
o-MeO-dppe) with [RuClCp(PPh
3)
2] (
1) at 135
C results in the formation of (
5-cyclopentadienyl)[1-(bis(
o-methoxyphenyl)phosphino-
P)-2-((
o-methoxyphenyl)(
o-phenolato-
O)phosphino-
P)ethane]ruthenium(II) ([RuCp(tappe)];
3), which constitutes the first example of a ruthenium cyclopentadienylcomplex with a tridentate P,P,O ligand. The X-ray structure of
3 has been determined toelucidate its solid-state structure, which shows evidence for a CH/
interaction. An NMRstudy corroborates this finding, and temperature-dependent
31P and
1H NMR spectra revealthe dynamic behavior of
3 in solution. Complex
3 shows catalytic activity in the isomerizationof allylic alcohols to carbonyl compounds.