Carbon dioxide induced metathesis of CN and CO triple bonds of methyl isocyanide and carbon monoxide
Abstract
Metathesis of the CN triple bonds of the methyl isocyanide ligands of Ni2(CNMe)3(dppm)2, (1), [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane] and the CO triple bonds of the carbonyl ligands of Ni2(CO)2(CNMe)(dppm)2, (3), can be achieved thermally or photochemically via oxygen atom transfer from carbon dioxide.