文摘
Reaction of the 30-electron benzylidyne complex [Mo2Cp2(μ-CPh)(μ-PCy2)(μ-CO)] with excess Ph2SiH2 under visible-UV irradiation yields the silylene-bridged complex [Mo2Cp2(μ-CPh)(μ-PCy2)(μ-SiPh2)]. This compound undergoes selective oxidation with O2 to give the unsaturated complex [Mo2Cp2(μ-CPh)(μ-PCy2)(μ-κ1:κ1-OSiPh2)], which contains an unprecedented bridging diphenylsilanone ligand, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis and DFT calculations. The bonding within the central Mo2SiO ring of this complex approaches the extreme description of a dimetallacyclosiloxane according to the relevant solid-state bond lengths and theoretical calculations.