Reactivity of a phosphavinylidene. Reactions at both phosphorus–carbon and phosphorus–molybdenum double bonds and a new approach to three-electron donor phosphide complexes
Abstract
The phosphavinylidene, [Mo(CO)2{η1-PC(SiMe3)2}(η-C5H5)], reacts with both electrophilic and nucleophilic reagents, thus representing a new synthetic method for 3e– donor phosphide complexes; MeOH will add to both the phosphorous–carbon and molybdenum–phosphorus double bonds.