Undecacarbonyl(methylcyclopenta-dienyl)-tetrahedro-triiridiummolybdenum, undecacarbonyl(tetramethyl-cyclopentadienyl)-tetrahedro-triiridiummolybdenum and undeca-carbonyl(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)-tetrahedro-triiridiummolybdenum

Nigel T. Lucas, Ian R. Whittall, Mark G. Humphrey*

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    Abstract

    The crystal structure of the molybdenum organometallic compound complexes was studied. The alkyl cyclopentadienyl ligands provided flexibility in tuning the electronic and steric properties of the complex. The decreasing Mo-Co distances on increasing both steric bulk and electronic-donating properties of the alkylcyclopentadienyl ligands showed that electronic factors dominated over steric consideration of the ligand disposition.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)m249-m251
    JournalActa Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications
    Volume58
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2002

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