Manganese(IV) alkyl complexes. Synthesis and structure of tetramethyl-[1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane] manganese(IV)

Christopher G. Howard, Gregory S. Girolami, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Mark Thornton-Pett, Michael B. Hursthouse

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Abstract

The interaction of tris(acetylacetonato)manganese(III), Mn(acac)3, with methyl-lithium in the presence of 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (dmpe) in diethyl ether leads, in a disproportionation reaction, to MnMe2(dmpe)2 and to Mn Me 4(dmpe) whose X-ray structure has been determined; also synthesised from Mn (acac)3 are MnMe4(PMe3)2 and the green tetrahedral alkyl complexes MnR4, R = CH2SiMe3 and CH2CMe3 which have been identified spectroscopically.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1163-1164
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine

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