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Reactivity of the ansa-Bridged Metallocene Dichlorides [X(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 (X = SiMe2, CMe2; M = Mo, W) toward Metallophosphide Anions [PPh2M‘(CO)x]- (M‘ = Cr, Mo, W, x = 5; M‘ = Fe, x = 4). Formation of Heterobimetallic Complexes by Nucleophilic Substitution on a Cyclopentadienyl Ligand or on the Metal M

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Two kinds of ansa derivatives, [SiMe2(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 and [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]MCl2 (M = Mo, W), are reacted with metallophosphide anions [PPh2M‘(CO)x]- (M‘ = Cr, Mo, W, x = 5; M‘ = Fe, x = 4). The silicon-bridged derivatives give the bimetallic systems [SiMe2(η5-C5H4)(η5-C5H3PPh2M‘(CO)x)]M(H)(Cl), which result from a regioselective substitution at the 3-position on the cyclopentadienyl ligand. In contrast, with the CMe2-bridged compounds, the substitution reaction occurs at the metallic center, giving μ-phosphido bimetallic complexes [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]M(Cl)(μ-PPh2)M‘(CO)x. The solid-state structure of the bimetallic complex [CMe2(η5-C5H4)2]W(Cl)(μ-PPh2)Fe(CO)4 (7d) is reported.