New synthetic pathways in η-cycloheptatrienyl molybdenum chemistry
Abstract
The synthesis of [Mo(η-C7H7)(η-C7H9)] from MoCl5 provides a convenient route to η-cycloheptatrienylmolybdenum compounds such as [Mo(η-C7H7)LX2] and [Mo(η-C7H7)L2X], where L = tertiary phosphines or acetonitrile and X = halogen, and [Mo(η-C7H7)(η-C5H4R)], R = H, Me.