Phosphorus–carbon bond activation of PMe3 at a dimolybdenum center: synthesis and structure of [Cp*Mo(µ-O2CMe)]2(µ-PMe2)(µ-Me)
Abstract
The reaction of Mo2(µ-O2CMe)4 with KCp* in the presence of PMe3 yields [Cp*Mo(µ-O2CMe)]2(µ-PMe2)(µ-Me) as a result of cleavage of the P–CH3 bond.