The compounds
[Mo(NPh)(η2-olefin){o-(Me3SiN)
2C6H4}] (olefin = propene 1a or
isobutene 1b) react with excess pyridine affording the Mo(IV)
bis-pyridine complex,
[Mo(NPh)(Py)2{o-(Me3SiN)2C
6H4}] 2 which when heated to 90 °C in
toluene undergoes a CâN bond cleavage reaction and is converted to 3,
a bimetallic molybdenum species; the crystal structures of both 2 and 3 are
reported.
The compounds
[Mo(NPh)(η2-olefin){o-(Me3SiN)
2C6H4}] (olefin = propene 1a or
isobutene 1b) react with excess pyridine affording the Mo(IV)
bis-pyridine complex,
[Mo(NPh)(Py)2{o-(Me3SiN)2C
6H4}] 2 which when heated to 90 °C in
toluene undergoes a CâN bond cleavage reaction and is converted to 3,
a bimetallic molybdenum species; the crystal structures of both 2 and 3 are
reported.