Cyanide–alkene competition in a diiron complex and isolation of a multisite (cyano)alkylidene–alkene species
Giulio Bresciani, Silvia Schoch, Lorenzo Biancalana, Stefano Zacchini, Marco Bortoluzzi, Guido Pampaloni, Fabio Marchetti
Abstract
A cyanide addition/decarbonylation sequence in a diiron (allyl)amino-alkylidyne complex results in the formation of an unusual alkylidene–alkenyl species as an isolable intermediate along the route leading to stable metal coordination of the cyanide.
Topics & Concepts
AlkeneDecarbonylationChemistryImineMedicinal chemistryDichloromethaneDenticityStereochemistryCrystal structureLigand (biochemistry)Organic chemistrySolventCatalysisReceptorBiochemistryOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsFerrocene Chemistry and Applications