Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.48, No.19, 9069-9071, 2009
Synthesis and Characterization of a Benzene-Dimolybdenum Complex with a New Bridging Mode
A novel dimolybdenum complex, [Mo-2('L')(2)(C6H6)] (1(C6H6)), has been synthesized and characterized as a benzene-ring-bridged dimolybdenum complex with a cis-mu-eta(2)(1,2):eta(2)(4,5) binding mode. Complex 1(C6H6) reacts with MeMgBr to form 2, where mu-benzene is methylated to form mu-xylene.