Photochemical reactions of [Mo2(η5-C5H5)2(CO)6](Mo–Mo) and dark reactions of [Mo2(η5-C5H5)2(CO)4](MoMo) with NaNO2 and NaNO3: reduction of NO2– and NO3– to co-ordinated NO

Abstract

Photochemical reaction of [Mo₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₆] with NO₂^–(irradiation at 507 or 391 nm) or dark reactions of [Mo₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₄] with NO₂^– and NO₃^– give [Mo(η⁵-C₅H₅)(CO)₂(NO)].