(η2-Acetonitrile)bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)molybdenum(II):the first structurally characterized complex containing an η2-nitrile ligand
Abstract
An X-ray diffraction study of Mo(cp)2(MeCN)(cp =η5-C5H5) has confirmed that acetonitrile is bound in an η2 fashion. This is the first definitively characterized example of η2-nitrile bonding to a transition metal.