Reversible migration of a co-ordinated mercapto ligand on to a metal-bound alkyne to give η2-vinyl complexes. The crystal and molecular structure of [WC(CF3)·C(CF3)SPri(CF 3C≡CCF3)(η5-C5H 5)]

Laurence Carlton, Jack L. Davidson, John C. Miller, Kenneth W. Muir

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Abstract

Thiolato complexes [W(SR)(CF3C2CF3) 2(?5-C5H5)] have been shown to exhibit two basic structures, a bis-alkyne form [W(SR)(CF3C=CCF 3)2(?5-C5H5)] (R = C6F5, Ph, or 4-MeC6H4) and an ?2-vinyl form [WC(CF3)·C(CF3) SR(CF3C=CCF3)-?5-C5H 5] (R = Me, Et, Pri, Prn, PhCH2, or But) shown by X-ray diffraction studies of the isopropyl complex to result from nucleophilic attack of the SR ligand on an acetylenic carbon atom.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-13
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1984

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