摘要:
The nu(CO) IR spectra of 13-CO-enriched Fe(CO)3(eta-4-norbornadiene) (1) has been recorded in noble gas solvents as a function of temperature. As the temperature is raised (from -146-degrees-C to 88-degrees-C) several of the bands broaden, coalesce, and collapse in a manner similar to that observed in the variable-temperature NMR spectra of fluxional molecules. At the lowest temperature the complex band pattern can be accurately fitted using the energy factored CO force field. By appropriately averaging the force field parameters, the spectrum at high temperature can be accurately predicted. These observations are interpreted in terms of a very fast CO site exchange process in the organometallic complex.