A unique ‘side-on’ bridging mode for the formyl (CHO) ligand in a binuclear tantalum complex; X-ray structural study of [(η5-C5Me4Et)TaCl2]2(µ-H)(µ-CHO)
Abstract
A single-crystal X-ray structural analysis of the binuclear species [(η5-C5Me4Et) TaCl2]2(µ-H)(µ-CHO) bas been carried out; this molecule contains a ‘side-on’ bridging formyl group in which interatomic distances are Ta(1)-C(1) 2·085(12), Ta(2)-C(1) 2·119(11), Ta(1)-O 2·094(8), Ta(2)-O 2·089(9), and C-O 1·496(14)Å.