Conversion of C
C to CO in alkynyl-metal complexes: oxidation of carbon chains capped by carbon-tricobaltclusters†
Abstract
Treatment of CR)(μ-dppm)(CO)7
C– + O–O → >C–O + C
O. In this way, complexes with R = Ph,
C(O)(C
C)C
]}
C(O)(C
C)xC(O)C
]}
CC(O)C
CC6H4C
CC(O)C
]}, and heterometallic bis-clusters {Co3(μ-dppm)(CO)7}{μ3:μ3-[
CC(O)C
CC
]}{M3(μ-H)3(CO)9} (M =
C(C
C)2C6H4(C
C)2C
]}.