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Synthesis of the First Methylidyne‐Rhodium Cluster by Proton‐Induced H 2 /CH 4 ‐Elimination from a μ‐Methylene Complex
Author(s) -
Herrmann Wolfgang A.,
Plank Johann,
Guggolz Ernst,
Ziegler Manfred L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198006511
Subject(s) - methylene , rhodium , protonation , cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , proton , carbyne , crystallography , stereochemistry , medicinal chemistry , physics , catalysis , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , computer science , operating system , ion , carbene
The transformation of a μ‐methylene‐dirhodium complex into a μ 3 ‐methylidyne‐trirhodium complex (X‐ray structure analysis) has been accomplished in reaction (1) → (3) . The first step is protonation of (1) to form the (isolable) μ‐hydrido complex (2) .