Reaction of dichlorotetrakis(dmso)ruthenium(II) with methoxydiphenylphosphane in refluxing methanol gave dichlorotris(methoxydiphenylphosphane)ruthenium(II) which dimerizes. The structure of the dimer was established by NMR and X-ray diffraction analyses; this ruthenium complex catalyzed the oxidation of alcohols by N-methylmorpholine oxide. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Duliere, E., Tinant, B., Schanck, A., Devillers, M., & Marchand-Brynaert, J. (2000). Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behaviour of a dimeric ruthenium(II) methoxydiphenylphosphane complex. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 311(1-2), 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)00303-0 (Original work published 2000)