title: Reduction of carbon monoxide by a tetrakis(aryloxide)diniobium complex having four bridging hydrides.
abstract: The use of a sterically demanding aryloxide ligand allows us to isolate a tetrakis(aryloxide)diniobium complex bridged by four hydride ligands. This hydride aryloxide undergoes reduction of CO via hydrogenation and deoxygenation, resulting in formation of a methylidene species. Further carbonylation gives a vinylidene complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurogi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Tsubasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi