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Reactivity of bimetallic dibridged complexes Cp2Ta(H)(μ-H)(μ-PMe2)M′(CO)4 (M′ = Cr, Mo, W) toward two-electron donor ligands L (L = PR3, Me2P(CH2)nPMe2). Synthesis of linear trinuclear chain complexes Cp2Ta(H)2(μ-PMe2)M′(CO)4(Me2P(CH2)2PMe2)Cr(CO)5 (M′ = Mo, W)

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Abstract The reaction of the heterobimetallic phosphido- and hydrido-bridged complexes Cp 2 TaH(μ-H)(μ-PMe 2 )M′(CO) 4 (M′ = Cr, Mo, W) ( 1–3 ) with phosphines (L = PPh 2 Me, PMe 2 Ph) or diphosphines (L = dmpm, dmpe) leads to Cp 2 Ta(H) 2 (μ-PMe 2 )M′(CO) 4 (L) ( 1a, 1b, c, d-3b, c, d ) with L regiospecifically coordinated to M′. Except for L = PPh 2 Me, the reaction is stereospecific, since a cis arrangement (with respect to the PMe 2 bridge) on the M′ site is obtained. The new compounds Cp 2 Ta(H) 2 (μ-PMe 2 )M′ (CO) 4 (Me 2 P(CH 2 ) 2 PMe 2 ) (M′ = Mo, W) are able to bind [Cr(CO) 5 ] fragments affording the linear trinuclear chain compounds Cp 2 Ta(H) 2 (μ-PMe 2 )M′(CO) 4 (Me 2 P(CH 5 ) ( 4,5 ). All new complexes have been fully characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, and by their elemental analyses.