title: Transition metal-alkane σ-complexes with oxygen donor co-ligands.
abstract: A new family of long-lived alkane σ-complexes of the type (L(OEt))Re(CO)(2)(alkane) [alkane = cyclopentane, cyclohexane, pentane; L(OEt) = cyclopentadienyltris(diethylphosphito)cobaltate(III)] has been observed using both IR and NMR spectroscopies and computationally interrogated with DFT methods. The oxygen-rich coordination spheres makes these complexes perhaps more relevant as models for intermediates in metal oxide mediated hydrocarbon transformations than other known alkane σ-complexes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Rowan D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Anthony F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Warwick
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hillier
authors.forename: Graham E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ball