Two-electron photoelimination reactions from edge-sharing bioctahedral dimolybdenum(III) complexes
Abstract
Dimolybdenum(III) edge-sharing bioctahedral (ESBO) complexes, Mo2X6(dtbppm)2 [dtbppm = bis(di(4-tert-butylphenyl)phosphinomethane), X= Cl, Br, I], photoreact when irradiated with near-UV light, cleanly producing the corresponding quadruple metal–metal bonded complexes, Mo2X4(dtbppm)2.