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Two-electron transfer catalysis of carbon monoxide exchange<sup>1</sup>with a ligand in hexacarbonyldi-iron compounds [(µ-RS)<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>]
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Two-electron Transfer CatalysisInorganic ChemistryChemical EngineeringEngineeringBiochemistryNatural SciencesCoordination ComplexHexacarbonyldi-iron CompoundsDianionic SpeciesHeterogeneous CatalysisChain ReactionTwo-electron ReductionCatalysisRedox ChemistryChemistryHomogeneous CatalysisMolecular CatalysisInorganic Compound
Two-electron reduction of [(µ-RS)2Fe2(CO)6](R = alkyl) leads to labile dianionic species which lose CO and decay or, in the presence of a ligand (L) such as P(OMe)3, are involved in a chain reaction affording successively [(µ-RS)2Fe2(CO)5L] and [(µ-RS)2Fe2(CO)4L2].