Bicyclo[3,3,0]octa-2,4-dien-1-yl(cyclo-octa-1,5-diene)cobalt
Abstract
Cyclo-octenylcyclo-octa-1,5-dienecobalt Co(C8H13)(C8H12)(I) reacts with cyclo-octa-1,5-diene to give the title complex (II). An intermediate 1–3-η-cyclo-octa-1,5-dienyl(cyclo-octa-1,5-diene)cobalt complex Co-(C8H11)(C8H12)(III) has been isolated and characterised. A possible reaction path of the dehydrogenative ring closure of (I) to (II) is discussed.