title: Syntheses of metallabenzynes from an allenylcarbene complex.
abstract: Treatment of the allenylcarbene complex OsCl2(=CPh-CH=C=CHPh)(PPh3)2 with (PPh3)AuCCR in the presence of HNEt3Cl in CH2Cl2 produces osmabenzynes Os(CC(R)=C(CH2Ph)CH=CPh)Cl2(PPh3)2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ting Bin
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Wai Yiu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Herman H Y
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Guochen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jia