A Bridging Selenoacyl Complex via Alkynylselenolatoalkylidyne Rearrangement

Caldwell, Lorraine; Cordiner, Richard; Hill, Anthony; Wagler, Jorg

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A Bridging Selenoacyl Complex via Alkynylselenolatoalkylidyne Rearrangement

Date

2010

Authors

Caldwell, Lorraine

Cordiner, Richard

Hill, Anthony

Wagler, Jorg

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

The alkynylselenolatoalkylidyne complex [Mo(-C-Se-C-CSiMe 3)(CO)2{HB(pzMe2)3}] (pz = pyrazol-1-yl) reacts with [RhCl(PPh3)3] via an unusual C-Se bond cleavage/formation sequence to provide the heterodinuclear bridging selenoacyl complex [MoRh(μ--SeCC-CSi