The reaction of RhCp*(CH3)2(L)(L = pyridine, dmso) with GaCp* and AlCp*: a new type of carbon-carbon bond activation reaction

Thomas Cadenbach; Christian Gemel; Rochus Schmid; Stefan Block; Roland A Fischer

doi:10.1039/b410077h

The reaction of RhCp(CH3)2(L)(L = pyridine, dmso) with GaCp and AlCp*: a new type of carbon-carbon bond activation reaction

Dalton Trans. 2004 Oct 21:(20):3171-2. doi: 10.1039/b410077h. Epub 2004 Aug 31.

Authors

Thomas Cadenbach¹, Christian Gemel, Rochus Schmid, Stefan Block, Roland A Fischer

Affiliation

¹ Anorganische Chemie II, Ruhr Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.

PMID: 15483694
DOI: 10.1039/b410077h

Abstract

Reaction of RhCp*(L)(CH(3))(2)(L = pyridine, dmso) with equimolar amounts of GaCp* at 60 degrees C quantitatively leads to the zwitterionic species [Cp*Rh(CpMe(4)GaMe(3))]. [Cp*Rh(CH(3))(2)(GaCp*)] could be isolated and identified as an intermediate in this reaction.