Carbonyl substitution reactions of chlorotricarbonyl-(π-tetrahydroindenyl)molybdenum: the ‘long-range effect’ of an aromatic ring
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc. A
- p. 940-942
- https://doi.org/10.1039/j19710000940
Abstract
The mechanism, rate, and activation parameters for carbonyl substitution reactions of the π-tetrahydroindenyl complex (π-C9H11)Mo(CO)3Cl, but closely similar to those of the π-cyclopentadienyl complex (π-C5H5)Mo(CO)3Cl. This pattern cannot be predicted from the ground-state properties of the three complexes and would not be expected on simple steric grounds. It is suggested that the anomalous behaviour of the π-indenyl complex is due to a stabilizing effect of the six-membered aromatic ring on the transition state for carbonyl substitution reactions.Keywords
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