Mechanism of alkylidyne complex formation by protonation of the vinylidene complex trans-[ReCl(C
CHPh)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2]
Abstract
Stopped-flow kinetic studies have demonstrated that in tetrahydrofuran the protonation of trans-[ReCl(CCHPh)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2] to form trans-[ReCl(CCH2Ph)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2]+ can occur by three pathways.