Unprecedented double migratory insertion of phenyl isocyanide into cyclopentadienyl C-H bonds.
The reaction of [(eta(5)-C(5)H(5))Cu(CNPh)] with phenyl-isocyanide results in an unprecedented double migratory insertion into two sp(2) C-H bonds of a eta(5)-coordinated cyclopentadienyl group, and formation of the 6-aminofulvene-2-aldimine complexes [(CNPh)Cu{kappa(2)-N,N-C(5)H(3)-1,2-(CHNPh)(2)}] and [(CNPh)(2)Cu{kappa(2)-N,N-C(5)H(3)-1,2-(CHNPh)(2)}], respectively, both of which have been structurally characterised.
Johnson
Andrew L
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Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UKBA2 7AY. a.l.johnson@bath.ac.uk
Willcocks
Alexander M
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Raithby
Paul R
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Warren
Mark R
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Kingsley
Andrew J
AJ
Odedra
Raj
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