Carbon-carbon bond formation in dinuclear dialkyl complexes. Reactions of [CpCo(CO)R]2 (R = methyl, ethyl, or 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) and (C11H10)Co2(CO)2(CH3)2 with carbon monoxide and triphenylphosphine
Synthesis and reactions of a binuclear cobalt bridging methylene (.mu.-CH2) complex. Conversion to .mu.-CH2 rhodium/cobalt and rhodium/rhodium complexes and methylene transfer to ethylene involving activation by a second metal complex