Issue 3, 1978

Dicarbonyl(η-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) derivatives of pentaborane(9)

Abstract

The [B5H8] anion reacts with [Fe(η-C5H5)(CO)2I] to give [Fe(2-B5H8)(η-C5H5)(CO)2](1). This can be deprotonated with KH to give the anion [Fe(2-B5H7)(η-C5H5)(CO)2] which can react with another equivalent of [Fe(η-C5H5)(CO)2I] to give [{Fe(η-C5H5)(CO)2}2(2,4-B5H7)](3); this is the first example of a compound with two transition-metal atoms bound to the pentaborane skeleton. Boron-11 and 1H n.m.r. and mass spectroscopic data confirm the structures assigned to (1) and (3); these are consistent with the hypothesis that nido-penta-borate anions act as 2–3-η ligands in 16-electron transition metal compounds and as 2-σ ligands in 18-electron species. The electron-impact fragmentation of the compounds is briefly discussed.

Article information

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1978, 237-244

Dicarbonyl(η-cyclopentadienyl)iron(II) derivatives of pentaborane(9)

N. N. Greenwood, J. D. Kennedy, C. G. Savory, J. Staves and K. R. Trigwell, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1978, 237 DOI: 10.1039/DT9780000237

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