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Brett Pleune

Preparation and structure of the 17-electron (η5-C5R5)Mo(OH)2(dppe) (R=Me, Et) organometallic compounds containing two gem-terminal hydroxide ligands

International audience; Oxidation of (η5-C5R5)MoH3(dppe) (R=Me, Et) by Cp2Fe+ in wet THF leads to the formation of the corresponding (η5-C5R5)Mo(OH)2(dppe). These compounds show a low-potential reversible oxidation wave. The structure of the C5Et5 complex has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction methods: triclinic; space group ; a=11.030(1); b=12.533(1); c=16.241 (1) Å; α=68.585(7); β=75.197(5); γ=83.991(7)°; V=2020.6(3) Å3; Z=2; Dcalc=1.324 g cm−3, μ(Mo–Kα)=0.441 mm−1; R1=0.0325; wR2=0.0875 for 415 parameters and 6823 independent reflections [Rint=0.0177] with I=2σ(I). The molecule shows a four-legged piano-stool geometry with two terminal OH ligands in a relative trans configuration. The c…

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Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Nonclassical d 0 Cyclopentadienyl Polyhydride Complexes of Molybdenum and Tungsten

Low-temperature protonation of compounds Cp{sup *}MH{sub 5}(PMe{sub 3}) (M = Mo, 1; W, 2) by HBF{sub 4}{center_dot}Et{sub 2}O in CD{sub 2}Cl{sub 2} or CDFCl{sub 2} affords the thermally unstable hexahydride derivatives [Cp{sup *}MH{sub 6}(PMe{sub 3})]{sup +} (M = Mo, 3; W, 4). The corresponding protonation of 1- and 2-d{sup 5} affords 3- and 4-d{sup 5}, respectively. The {Delta}{delta} on going from H{sub 6} to HD{sub 5} is small for both compounds, but positive for 3 and negative for 4, and no isotopic perturbation of resonance (IPR) is observed. The T{sub 1min} at 400 MHz for [Cp{sup *}MH{sub 6}(PMe{sub 3})]{sup +} apparently doubles on going from Mo to W (52 ms for 3 and approximately 10…

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