Carbon-carbon bond forming and cleavage in the reactions of isopropenyl-acetylene and 2-methyl-hex-1-en-3-yne with Fe3(CO) 12 in basic methanolic solution. the X-ray structure of Fe 2(CO)5[μ-η7-{RCC(H)C(CH3)CR}] (R=CH3(=CH2)

Giuliana Gervasio, Domenica Marabello, Enrico Sappa, Andrea Secco

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Abstract

The title complex is the main product of the reaction of Fe 3(CO)12 with isopropenylacetylene in basic methanolic solution (followed by acidification); it is obtained upon carbon-carbon bond forming and dimerization of the alkyne. The same complex is also obtained by reacting Fe3(CO)12 in CH3OH/KOH solution with 2-methyl-hex-1-en-3-yne; carbon-carbon bond cleavage presumably occurs to form isopropenylacetylene, which then reacts with the iron carbonyl. The unprecedented structure of the complex has been determined with a X-ray diffraction analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-71
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Cluster Science
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbon-carbon bond forming and cleavage
  • Ene-yne ligands
  • Iron carbonyl anions
  • Tri-iron dodecacarbonyl
  • X-ray structure

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