PHOTOFRAGMENTATION VOLTAMMETRY STUDIES OF THE AMINOCARBENE COMPLEXES [(ETA(5)-C5H5)FE(CO)(L)(=C(NHR(1))(R(2))]BF4 [L = PPH3, P(P-TOL)3, R(1) = ME, CH2PH, R(2) = ME, BU]

The synthesis of the complexes [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(L){=C(NHR 1)(R2)}]BF4 [L = PPh3, P(p-Tol)3; R1 = Me, CH2Ph; R2 = Me, Bu] is described. Photofragmentation voltammetry is used to demonstrate that the primary photoprocess is loss of the phosphine ligand in all four carbene complexes. A common intermedi...

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Main Authors: Davies, S, Metzler, M, Watkins, W, Compton, R, Booth, J, Eklund, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993
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Summary:The synthesis of the complexes [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(L){=C(NHR 1)(R2)}]BF4 [L = PPh3, P(p-Tol)3; R1 = Me, CH2Ph; R2 = Me, Bu] is described. Photofragmentation voltammetry is used to demonstrate that the primary photoprocess is loss of the phosphine ligand in all four carbene complexes. A common intermediate is observed when the analogous aminocarbenes are studied.