title: Parallel modes of C-H bond activation initiated by CpMo(NO)(CH2CMe3)(C6H5) at ambient temperatures.
abstract: The molybdenum nitrosyl complex Cp*Mo(NO)(CH2CMe3)(C6H5) reacts at room temperature via elimination of neopentane or benzene to form the transient species Cp*Mo(NO)(=CHCMe3) and Cp*Mo(NO)(eta2-C6H4). These reactive intermediates effect the intermolecular activation of hydrocarbon C-H bonds via the reverse of the transformations by which they are generated. Thermolysis of Cp*Mo(NO)(CH2CMe3)(C6H5) in pyridine yields the adducts Cp*Mo(NO)(=CHCMe3)(NC5H5) and Cp*Mo(NO)(eta2-C6H4)(NC5H5), and the benzyne complex has been characterized by X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pamplin
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Legzdins