Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1980 · 40 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystallographyMetal-ligand BondingMolecular StructureX-ray CrystallographyBonding In Coordination CompoundsCovalency In Metal-ligand BondsIntermolecular Metal-ligand InteractionsMetal-ligand Bond OrderMetal-ligand Bonding AnalysisMetal-ligand CovalencyMetal-ligand Multiple BondingMolecular Structure Determination
The benzyne ligand in Os3(CO)9(PEt)(C6H4) is shown by X-ray crystallography to be asymmetrically bound with one carbon atom σ-bonded to one osmium while a second bridges the two other metal atoms; a low energy process interchanges these two sites in solution.