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|3.3 NN-NHC-Ligand bbip: Toward Second Generation Catalysts|<br />

Figure 93: ORTEP representation of the molecular Structure of Ru(bbip) (top) and Ru(bbip)Ag<br />

(bottom). Anions, solvent molecules and protons were omitted from the X-ray structures for clarity.<br />

(e.g. d bip<br />

Ru(bip)<br />

(C11-C12)<br />

= 1.463(3) Å > d(C11-C12) = 1.421(8) Å) in the ruthenium complexes.<br />

Comparison of the changes in the imidazole ring of this series reflect the performed changes. It<br />

can be expected that a certain degree of asymmetry is present in the imidazole rings of Ru(ip)<br />

and Ru(bip) due to the contribution of the resonance structures with a double bond between<br />

C13 and N4. Furthermore, a stepwise increase of the π-character of the carbene carbon and a<br />

stepwise decrease of the π-delocalization on the imidazole rings can be expected with respect<br />

to the starting imidazole Ru(bip) and transformation into the imidazolium salt Ru(bbip) and<br />

subsequent carbene complex formation.<br />

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