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The Linking of Two Acetylide Units through a Plane of Four Iron Atoms
Author(s) -
Davies John E.,
Mays Martin J.,
Raithby Paul R.,
Sarveswaran Koshala
Publication year - 1997
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.199726681
Subject(s) - acetylide , thermal decomposition , alkyne , ligand (biochemistry) , toluene , chemistry , crystallography , plane (geometry) , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , geometry , catalysis , mathematics , receptor , biochemistry
An unprecedented coordiantion mode for a diyne ligand is present in the Fe 4 complex 2 , which is accessible by thermolysis of the alkyne complex 1 in toluene at 373 K. In 2 the μ 4 ‐η 2 acetylide ligands on each Fe 4 face are linked together by a CC bond through the plane of four metal atoms.