Transition metal-alkane θ-complexes with oxygen donor Co-ligands

Rowan D. Young, Anthony F. Hill*, Warwick Hillier, Graham E. Ball

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    Abstract

    A new family of long-lived alkane θ-complexes of the type (L OEt)Re(CO)2(alkane) [alkane = cyclopentane, cyclohexane, pentane; LOEt = cyclopentadienyltris(diethylphosphito)cobaltate(III)] has been observed using both IR and NMR spectroscopies and computationally interrogated with DFT methods. The oxygen-rich coordination spheres makes these complexes perhaps more relevant as models for intermediates in metal oxide mediated hydrocarbon transformations than other known alkane θ-complexes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13806-13809
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume133
    Issue number35
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2011

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