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A Theoretical Investigation of the Diethynylcyclobutadiene(cyclopentadienyl)cobalt Rearrangement
Author(s) -
Hofmann Peter,
Albright Thomas A.
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.198007281
Subject(s) - cyclopentadienyl complex , cobalt , chemistry , computational chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry
The fascinating rearrangement (1) → (2) is shown by theoretical considerations not to proceed via the proposed plausible intermediates. No arguments oppose the direct conversion of (1) into an intermediate having R 2 ‐substituted 1,5‐cyclooctadiene‐3,7‐diyne ligands.