Reaction of ethylene with trinuclear hydrido cluster complexes: formation and subsequent fragmentation of .mu.-acyl complexes

Chemical reactions of Ru/sub 3/)..mu..-H,..mu..-X)(CO)/sub 10/ (X = Cl, Br or I)) and ethylene and carbon monoxides, and propene and carbon monoxide are investigated./sup 1/H and /sup 13/C NMR and elemental analysis is used to formulate complexes of the reactions.