Reaction of molybdenum and tungsten alkylidyne complexes with 2,6-xylyl isocyanide and carbon monoxide; structural and mechanistic evidence for novel insertion reactions

Daljit S. Gill*, Paul K. Baker, Michael Green, Kathleen E. Paddick, Martin Murray, Alan J. Welch

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Abstract

Reaction of alkylidyne complexes [M(CCH2But)-{P(OMe) 3}2(η-C5H5)] (M = Mo, W) with 2,6-xylyl isocyanide affords first [M(CCH2But) (CN-2,6-Me2C6H3)-{P(OMe)3}(η- C5H5)] then [M{η3-RN=C ⋯ C(CH 2But) ⋯ C=NR}(CNR)2(η-C 5H5)] (R = 2,6-Me2C6H3), the molybdenum complex being identified by X-ray crystallography; in contrast, CO displaces the phosphite ligands to give sequentially [Mo (CCH 2But)(CO) {P(OMe)3 }-(η-C5H 5)] and [Mo(CCH2But)(CO)2(η- C5H5)].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)986-988
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1981

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine

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