REPARATION OF HOMOLEPTIC t-BUTYL ISOCYANIDE COMPLEX OF Mo(0) AND REACTIONS WITH ALKYL HALIDES. MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF [Mo(t-BuN=CCH2Ph) (t-BuNC)5]Br

Abstract
Hexakis(t-butyl isocyanide)molybdenum(0) was prepared and reacted with alkyl halides to give η2-iminoacyl Mo(II) complexes. An X-ray structural study of the product, [Mo(t-BuN=CCH2Ph)(t-BuNC)5]Br revealed a distorted octahedral molecular structure, regarding the iminoacyl ligand as an unidentate ligand. An intensive bending (137°) of the t-butyl isocyanide trans to the η2-iminoacyl ligand was salient.