A structural and kinetic investigation of the isomers of M2(CO)8(CNBut)2(M = Mn, Re)
Abstract
The kinetic product of the catalysed reaction between Mn2(CO)10 and ButNC, 1, 2-Mn2(CO)8(CNBut)2, isomerizes on heating to the 1,1 isomer which has been characterized by X-ray crystallography.