A series of neutral ruthenium(II) carbonyl, carbene, vinylidene, and allenylidene complexes[Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(L)(PPh
3)] (L = C(OR')R, C=CHR, C=C=CR
2, CO) containing the bis(3,5-dimethylpyra
zol-1-yl)acetato (bdmp
za) ligand, an N
,N
,O heteroscorpionate ligand, have been prepared. Treatmentof [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(PPh
3)
2] (
1a) with a variety of alkynes HC
ages/entities/tbd1.gif">CR (R = Ph, Tol, Pr, Bu) afforded thevinylidene complexes [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(=C=CHR)(PPh
3)] (
2a-
d). The carbonyl complex [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(CO)(PPh
3)] (
3) is formed via oxidative or acid-induced degradation pathways from the vinylidenecomplexes. Reaction of
1a with the hydroxy-functionali
zed alkynes HC
ages/entities/tbd1.gif">C(CH
2)
nOH (
n = 2, 3) yieldedthe cyclic Fischer type carbene complexes
[Ru(bdmpza)(Cl)(=C(CH2)3O)(PPh3)] (
4a) and
[Ru(bdmpza)(Cl)(=C(CH2)4O)(PPh3)] (
4b). The ruthenium(II) allenylidene complexes [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(=C=C=CR
2)(PPh
3)] (
5a, R = Ph;
5b, R = Tol) were prepared by the reaction of
1a with propargyl alcoholsHC
ages/entities/tbd1.gif">CC(R)
2OH via the vinylidene intermediates [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(=C=CHCR
2OH)(PPh
3)]. X-ray crystalstructures of one structural isomer of the vinylidene complex [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(=C=CHTol)(PPh
3)](
2b), the carbonyl complex [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(CO)(PPh
3)] (
3), the carbene complex
[Ru(bdmpza)(Cl)(=C(CH2)4O)(PPh3)] (
4b-I), and two structural isomers of [Ru(bdmp
za)(Cl)(=C=C=CPh
2)(PPh
3)] (
5a-Iand
5a-II) are reported.