title: Synthesis and characterization of a benzene-dimolybdenum complex with a new bridging mode.
abstract: A novel dimolybdenum complex, [Mo(2)(((i)Pr)L')(2)(C(6)H(6))] (1(C(6)H(6))), has been synthesized and characterized as a benzene-ring-bridged dimolybdenum complex with a cis-mu-eta(2)(1,2):eta(2)(4,5) binding mode. Complex 1(C(6)H(6)) reacts with MeMgBr to form 2, where mu-benzene is methylated to form mu-xylene.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajita
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda