Preparation and crystal structure of tris(hexacarbonyldicobalt-π-ethynyl)arsine: [(CO)<sub>6</sub>Co<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>H]<sub>3</sub>As

Peter H. Bird, Alan R. Fraser

Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1970 · 18 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Dicobalt octacarbonyl reacts with triethynylarsine to produce a crystalline, air-stable complex, shown by single-crystal X-ray analysis to have three hexacarbonyldicobalt fragments π-bonded to the ethynyl groups.