Butadiene ‘sandwich compounds’: synthesis of bis(η-1,4-di-tert-butylbuta-1,3-diene) complexes of titanium and vanadium
Abstract
The vapours of titanium or vanadium react with 1,4-di-tert-butylbuta-1,3-diene to afford the novel, homoleptic diene complexes [M(η-1,4-But2C4H4)2], M = Ti, V.