Formation of the molybdenum metallacycle [Mo(η<sup>5</sup>-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>{OC(O)N(Ph)}] from the formal [2 + 2] coupling of phenyl isocyanate with a metal-oxo linkage

Peter Jernakoff, Gregory L. Geoffroy, Arnold L. Rheingold, Steven J. Geib

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1987 · 26 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The oxo complex [Mo(η5-C5H5)2(O)](2) reacts with PhNCO to form the structurally characterized cyclometallacarbamate [Mo(η5-C5H5)2{OC(O)N(Ph)}](3), derived from the formal [2 + 2] coupling of the CN double bond of an isocyanate with a terminal metal-oxo linkage.