Dihydrogen has been found to react photochemically with bimetallic compounds of the form [(h5-C5H5)M(CO)n]2, where M = Mo or W, n = 3, M = Fe or Ru, n = 2, to give the corresponding metal hydrides, (h5-C5H5)M(CO)nH. Hydride formation is only significant when photolysis wavelengths are in the high-energy regions known to trigger CO loss from these compounds, and hydride formation is suppressed by added CO, making it likely that the reaction involves oxidative addition of H2 to an electron deficient, CO-loss intermediate.
Revised: February 25, 2010 |
Published: November 13, 2000
Citation
Bitterwolf T.E., J.C. Linehan, and J.E. Shade. 2000.Dihydrogen as a Reactant in the Photochemistry of Bimetallic Cyclopentadienyl Carbonyl Compounds.Organometallics 19, no. 23:4915-4917.PNNL-SA-34193.doi:10.1021/om000292c