Unusually weak metal-hydrogen bonds in HV(CO)4(P-P) and their effectiveness as H(*) donors.
The V-H bonds in HV(CO)4(P-P) are unusually weak (55 to 58 kcal/mol). They transfer H* to styrene more rapidly than CpCr(CO)3H does and are effective stoichiometric reagents for the cyclization of appropriate 1,6-dienes.
Choi
Jongwook
J
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA.
Pulling
Mary E
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Smith
Deborah M
DM
Norton
Jack R
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