Fourteen electron monoalkyl and monohydrido derivatives of cyclooctatetraenezirconium: reduction of carbon monoxide to formaldehyde
Abstract
[Zr(η8-C8H8)(OAr)(Cl)](Ar = 2,6-But2-C6H3)2 was transformed into the corresponding methyl, [Zr(η8-C8H8)(Me)(OAr)]3 and dimeric hydrido, [{Zr(η8-C8H8)(OAr)}2(µ-H)2]4 derivatives; the latter complex reduced CO to formaldehyde to produce the dimeric [{Zr(η8-C8H8)(OAr)}2(µ-CH2O)]5, isostructural to 4.