Photoelectron studies of some bent bis(η-cyclopentadienyl)metal complexes. Part I. Some eighteen-electron systems with hydride, alkyl, olefin, allyl, and carbonyl ligands

Abstract

Photoelectron spectra of some bent bis(η-cyclopentadienyl)metal complexes, namely [(cp)₂ReH], [(cp)₂MH₂](M = Mo and W). [(cp)₂TaH₃], [(cp)₂MMe₂](M = Mo and W), [(cp)₂MoL](L = CO and η-C₂H₄), [(cp)₂WL](L =η-C₂H₄ and η-C₃H₆), and [(cp)₂Nb(η-C₃H₅)] have been measured. A unified bonding model is proposed which accounts for the observed spectra.