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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13806-13809 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 35 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2011 |