Controlled hydrolysis of molybdenum(VI) alkyls and alkylidenes: X-ray structure of the molybdate-bridged trimetallic complex [{Mo(NBut)(CH2But)3}2(MoO4)]
Abstract
Hydrolysis of [Mo(NBut)(CH2But)2(CHBut)], which leads to the trimetallic title compound, is shown to occur stepwise via four identificable oxo-bridged dimetallic intermediates.