Multiple aromatic C–H bond activations by a dirhenium carbonyl complex

Abstract

Multiple aromatic CH activations by a dirhenium complex have provided meta-related dimetallated arene rings in the complexes Re₂(CO)₈(μ-H)(μ-η²-1,2-μ-η²-3,4-C₁₄H₈)Re₂(CO)₈(μ-H), 3 and Re₂(CO)₈(μ-H)(μ-η¹-1,μ-η¹-3-C₆H₄)Re₂(CO)₈(μ-H), 4. Both products were characterized structurally by single crystal X-ray diffraction and DFT molecular orbital analyses.