Treatment of [ReBr(η2-PhC2Ph)2(η-C5H5)][PF6] with Li[BHEt3] in THF affords the η2(3e)-vinyl/η2(2e)-alkyne complex [Br[graphic omitted](H)Ph}(η2-PhC2Ph)(η-C5H5)] and the transoid-η4(5e)-butadienyl complex [BrRe{![[double bond, length half m-dash]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_e006.gif)
C(Ph)-η3-C(Ph)C(Ph)C(H)Ph}(η-C5H5)], the latter containing a metal to carbon double bond and a novel ‘bent’ rhenium to carbon bond.
R. J. Deeth, S. J. Dossett, M. Green, M. F. Mahon and S. J. Rumble, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1995, 593 DOI: 10.1039/C39950000593
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