“…The introduction of a strong p-acceptor ligand such as CO modifies both the electronic and the steric properties of the metallic fragment, modifying the reactivity of the allenylidene ligand accordingly. In the context of our studies in the chemistry of pentamethylcyclopentadienylruthenium complexes, we have recently reported the preparation and characterization of the electron-deficient allenylidene complex ½Cp à Ru@C@ C@CPh 2 ðCOÞðPMe i Pr 2 Þ½BAr 0 4 (Ar 0 = 3,5-C 6 H 3 (CF 3 ) 2 ) [24]. In this work, we focus on the study of the reactivity of this complex towards a variety of nucleophiles containing N-, P-or S-donor atoms.…”