Photochemical synthesis of mer-[Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl].
The mer isomer of Re(bpy)(CO)3Cl (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) has been synthesized photochemically and isolated for the first time. The mer complex is a useful starting material for the synthesis of cis,cis-[Re(bpy)(CO)2(L)Cl]-type complexes.
Sato
Shunsuke
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, SORST/JST, O-okayama 2-12-1, E1-9 Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Morimoto
Tatsuki
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Ishitani
Osamu
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