Synthesis and characterization of bi(metallacycloprop-1-ene) complexes
Wei Bai, Long Yiu Tsang, Yilun Wang, Yang Li, Herman H. Y. Sung, Ian D. Williams, Guochen Jia
Abstract
-vinyl moieties or spiro bi(metallacycloprop-1-ene) complexes from reactions of alkynes with rhenium phosphine complexes. Computational studies indicate that the metallacycloprop-1-ene rings are aromatic and the complexes represent a rare σ-type spirometalla-aromatic system.
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Ene reactionMoietyRheniumPhosphineChemistryCharacterization (materials science)Polymer chemistryMetalStereochemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyCatalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry