Cyclo-octatetraene reacts with [{Mo(CO)3(η-C5H5)}2] in octane at reflux to give purple [Mo2(CO)2(η-C5H5)2(C8H8)], which in polar solvents undergoes a hydrogen shift within the C8 ring to yield an orange isomer; X-ray diffraction studies have established the molecular structure of each isomer.
R. Goddard, S. A. R. Knox, F. G. A. Stone, M. J. Winter and P. Woodward, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1976, 559 DOI: 10.1039/C39760000559
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