A comparison of the rates of intramolecular hydrogen migration in the molecules [Mo(η-C7H8)2]n+ to give [Mo(η-C7H7)(η-C7H9)]n+, n= 0,1
Abstract
The new compound, Mo(η-C7H8)2, rearranges thermally, in solution, to give Mo(η-C7H7)(η-C7H9) at a rate faster than that at which its 17-electron analogue, [Mo(η-C7H8)2]BF4 rearranges to give [Mo(η-C7H7)(η-C7H9)]BF4.