Conversion of [(Me3P)3Ru(H)SiMe3] into 1 and further on into the structurally characterized fac- and mer-2 (see scheme) is the first example of a transformation from a [M]SiMe3 species into a β-agostic [M]CH2SiMe2-H complex; a reversal of the typical sequence observed in the rearrangement of silaalkyl metal complexes. This reversal is likely the result of SiH coordination to the unsaturated metal center.
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