Robert Choukroun, Bruno Donnadieu, Isabelle Malfant, Simone Haubrich, Richard Frantz, Christian Guerin and Bernard Henner
From Me3SiCC–C
CSiMe3 and Ph2PC
C–C
CPPh2 diynes and vanadocene VCp2, homobimetallic vanadium d1–d1 complexes are synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystal structures of (Cp2V)2(1-2η:3-4η-RC
C–C
CR), (R = SiMe3 1 PPh2 2); magnetic moments of both complexes from 300 to 2 K indicate an antiferromagnetic J exchange coupling of –10.5 and –59.8 cm–1 for 1 and 2, respectively.