Reactions of Ru3(CO)12 with nitrobenzene and aniline

Abstract Nitrobenzene and aniline react with Ru 3 (CO) 12 to yield the following trinuclear compounds: Ru 3 (CO) 10 NPh, Ru 3 (CO) 9 (NPh) 2 . HRu 3 (CO) 10 NHPh, and H 2 Ru 3 (CO) 9 NPh. Structural proposals for those products are made on the basis of instrumental analysis. Their properties are described and some comments on their reactivity are made.