Synthesis and structure of a dimolybdenum alkylidyne-hydride
Abstract
The compound Mo2(OAr)2(CH2SiMe3)4(OAr = 2,6-dimethylphenoxide) undergoes the smooth loss of one equivalent of Me4Si in the presence of pyridine (py) to form an alkylidyne-hydride compound, Mo2(µ-H)(µ-CSiMe3)(CH2SiMe3)2(OAr)2(py)2; both compounds have been structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography.