Conversion of ethylene to hydride and ethylidyne by an amido rhenium polyhydride uri icon

abstract

  • Reaction of (PNPCy)ReOCl2 (PNPCy = N(SiMe2-CH2PCy2)2) with Mg and H2 yields (PNPCy)Re(H)4, whose unsaturation is demonstrated by its ability to add H2. "(PNPCy)ReH6" is an equilibrium mixture of a structure where all six H's are on Re and a structure where five H's are on Re and one H is on N. (PNPCy)Re(H)4 reacts with C2H4 within 10 min at 25C to give ethane and (PNPCy)ReH(C-CH3), together with its ethylene adduct.

published proceedings

  • ORGANOMETALLICS

author list (cited authors)

  • Ozerov, O. V., Huffman, J. C., Watson, L. A., & Caulton, K. G.

citation count

  • 41

complete list of authors

  • Ozerov, OV||Huffman, JC||Watson, LA||Caulton, KG

publication date

  • June 2003