Electrochemical detection of the Cr(CO)3(MeCN)3+ intermediate in the one-electron oxidation of arene- and thiophene-chromiumtricarbonyl complexes
Abstract
Oxidation of LCr(CO)3, (L = C6H6, C6H5Cl, dimethylaniline, thiophene, 3-methylthiophene) in acetonitrile leads to a rapid follow-up reaction in which the intermediate Cr(CO)3(MeCN)3+ is detected by cyclic voltammetry.