π-Cycloheptadienyl-π-cyclo-octa-1,5-dienecobalt; fluxional bonding
Abstract
The title complex exhibits a temperature-dependent 1H n.m.r. spectrum indicative of proton averaging between –25 and 75 °C. The stable molecular conformation was inferred from the limiting spectrum below –25 °C. The averaging of diene protons was interpreted in terms of a planar rotation of the ligand and the energy barrier calculated from the temperature dependence was about 14 kcal mol–1.