Abstract
Alkylation of W(OMe)3Cl3 with ethyllithium and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (tmed) affords the tungsten ethene I hydride complex [Li(tmed)]3[WHfC2H4)4]. The anion possesses an approximate trigonal bipyramidal geometry with the hydride in an equatorial site. The ethene ligands exchange with one another, presumably by means of a Berry pseudorotation process, but exchange of ethene and hydride hydrogen atoms is slow on the NMR time scale.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2297-2299 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 7 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry