Metal-stabilised diynyl radicals: structure and reactivity of [Mo(C
C–C
CSiMe3)L2(η-C7H7)]˙+ (L2 = 2,2′-bipyridine or dppe)†
Abstract
The unprecedented spectroscopic and structural characterisation of a series of 17-electron, monometallic C–C
CR)L2(η-C7H7)]˙+ (L2 =