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Novel rearrangement reactions. 5. Thermal rearrangement of digermyl-bridged biscyclopentadienyl diiron complexes (Me2GeGeMe2)[(η5-C5R 4)Fe(CO)]2(μ-CO)2 (R = H and Me)
Xie, Wenhua,Wang, Baiquan,Dai, Xuliang,Xu, Shansheng,Zhou, Xiuzhong
, p. 5406 - 5410 (1998)
Complexes (Me2GeGeMe2)[(η5-C5R 4)Fe(CO)]2(μ-CO)2 (R = H, 1; Me, 3) 1 and 3, prepared by the reaction of C5R4HMe2GeGeMe2C5R 4H with Fe(CO)5 in refluxing xylene, underwent a novel thermal reaction between their Ge-Ge and Fe-Fe bonds, forming corresponding rearrangement products with new cyclic structures, [Me2Ge(η5-C5R4)Fe(CO) 2]2 (R = H, 2; Me 4). Compared with the case of silicon, the weaker Ge-Ge bond resulted in an easier rearrangement reaction. Reactions of 1 with iodine and sodium amalgam were examined. Molecular structures of 1, 2, 3, and 4 were determined by X-ray diffraction.