A 1-norbornene adduct of a transition metal and an electrochemical study of the bridgehead olefin complex
by Jones, G. D.; Vicic, D. A.
Treatment of a slurry of (PCy3)(2)NiCl2 in pentane with 1-norbornyllithium did not lead to the expected bis(1-norbornyl) nickel complex but instead led to formation of a 1-norbornene adduct, which has been structurally characterized. The X-ray data and the electrochemistry of the 1-norbornene complex suggest a metallacyclopropane extreme of olefin binding, stemming from the highly reactive nature of the bridgehead double bond.
- Journal
- Organometallics
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 16
- Year
- 2005
- Start Page
- 3821-3823
- URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om0503388
- ISBN/ISSN
- 1520-6041; 0276-7333
- DOI
- 10.1021/om0503388