Activation of water by permethyltungstenocene; evidence for the oxidative addition of water

Abstract

Water oxidatively adds to photogenerated [W(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂] to form [WH(OH)(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂]; continued irradiation converts [WH(OH)(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂] to [WO(η⁵-C₅Me₅)₂].

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