Different magnetic properties for diastereomers of alkoxide-bridged (β -Diketonato )ruthenium (III) binuclear complexes
Symmetric alkoxide-bridged diruthenium complexes [{Ru(acac) 2 } 2 (μ-OMe) 2 ], which are obtained when [Ru(acac) 2 -(CH 3 CN) 2 ] reacts in methanol, can be separated into two diastereomers by column chromatography, and these diastereomers are found to exhibit different magnetic properties despite their structural similarities.