Paula M. Briggs, Victor G. Young Jr. and David E. Wigley
The unique alkylidene complex
[(η5-C5H5)Ta(NEt2)2
(C5H4)] 2 is prepared in low yield
from the reaction of
[(η5-C5H5)Ta(NEt2)2
Cl2] 1 with 2 equiv. of MeLi and is fully characterised
including an X-ray structural determination.