title: Unusually weak metal-hydrogen bonds in HV(CO)4(P-P) and their effectiveness as H(*) donors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Jongwook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pulling
authors.forename: Deborah M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jack R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Norton