The reaction of MoMe(CO)3(η-C5H5) with LiEt3BH, formation of an anionic η2-acetaldehyde–molybdenum complex via formyl alkyl and hydrido acyl molybdenum intermediates
Abstract
The reaction of MoMe(CO)3(η-C5H5) with LiEt3BH results in initial formation of the anionic formyl Mo(CHO)Me(CO)2(η-C5H5)–(3) which undergoes subsequent successive rearrangements to the hydrido acyl Mo[C(O)Me]H(CO)2(η-C5H5)–(4) and the η2-acetaldehyde complex Mo(η2-MeCHO)(CO)2(η-C5H5)–(2).