Reaction of [Rh(η4-cot)(η-C5H5)](cot = cyclo-octatetraene) with [Fe{P(OMe)3}(NO)2(η3-CH2 CHCH2)]+: allylic alkylation of a cyclopentadienyl ring
Abstract
The reaction of [Rh(η4-cot)(η-C5H5)](cot = cyclo-octatetraene) with [Fe{P(OMe)3}(NO)2-(η3-CH2CHCH2)][PF6] gives [Rh(η2,η3-C8H9)(η-C5H4R)][PF6](R = CH2CHCH2)via allyl addition to the cyclopentadienyl ring and proton migration to the co-ordinated cot.