Zusammenfassung
The reaction of the low-coordinate quadruply-bonded dimolybdenum complex Mo-2[mu,kappa(2)-PhB(N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)] (2) (1) with Cp*Fe(eta(5)-E-5) (E = P, As) gives two trinuclear species Cp*Fe(mu(3),eta(5:2:2)-E-5)Mo-2[mu,kappa(2)-PhB (N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)] (2) (E = P (4) and As (5)). 4 undergoes facile isomerisation upon heating to give ...
Zusammenfassung
The reaction of the low-coordinate quadruply-bonded dimolybdenum complex Mo-2[mu,kappa(2)-PhB(N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)] (2) (1) with Cp*Fe(eta(5)-E-5) (E = P, As) gives two trinuclear species Cp*Fe(mu(3),eta(5:2:2)-E-5)Mo-2[mu,kappa(2)-PhB (N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)] (2) (E = P (4) and As (5)). 4 undergoes facile isomerisation upon heating to give Cp*FeMo2[kappa(2)-PhB(N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)](mu(3),kappa:kappa: eta(2)-P-2)[mu(3),kappa:kappa:eta(3)kappa-P3PhB(N-2,6-(Pr2C6H3)-Pr-i)(2)] (6), where the FeMo2P5 core motif displays a cubane-like structure.