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Unexpected Coupling of Cp and Two RNC Ligands at a {Mo2(μ-SMe)3} Nucleus

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posted on 2003-10-13, 00:00 authored by Nolwenn Cabon, Eddy Paugam, François Y. Pétillon, Philippe Schollhammer, Jean Talarmin, Kenneth W. Muir
Reaction of the bis-isonitrile complex [Mo2Cp2(μ-SMe)3(t-BuNC)2](BF4) (1) with n-BuLi (in hexane) produced the dealkylated derivative [Mo2Cp2(μ-SMe)3(t-BuNC)(CN)] (2) in quantitative yield. However, upon treatment with either NaOH (suspension) or (Me4N)OH (in MeOH), 1 was converted into a mixture of 2 and the μ-alkylidyne species [Mo2Cp(μ-SMe)3{μ-(η5-C5H4)(t-BuN)CN(t-Bu)C}] (3), in which a deprotonated Cp and both isonitrile ligands of 1 are now linked by new carbon−carbon and carbon−nitrogen bonds.

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