The zwitterionic bridging
vinyliminium complex [Fe
2{¦Ì-¦Ç
1:¦Ç
3-C(Tol)C(CS
2)CN(Me)
2}(¦Ì-CO)(CO)(Cp)
2] (
5a) undergoes the addition of two equivalents of MeO
2C¨CCC¨CCO
2Me affording the bridging bis-alkylidene complex [Fe
2{¦Ì-¦Ç
1:¦Ç
3-C(Me)C{C(CO
2Me)C(CO
2Me)CSC(CO
2Me)C(CO
2Me)S}CNMe
2}(¦Ì-CO)(CO)(Cp)
2] (
6). One alkyne unit inserts into a C¨CCS
2 bond of the bridging ligand, with consequent rearrangement that leads to the formation of a diene. The reaction shows analogies with the enyne metathesis. The second alkyne is incorporated into the bridging frame
via cycloaddition at the thiocarboxylate function, affording a 1,3-dithiolene. The complexes [Fe
2{¦Ì-¦Ç
1:¦Ç
3-C(R?C(CS
2)CN(Me)(R)}(¦Ì-CO)(CO)(Cp)
2] (R?=?Xyl, R¡ä??Tol,
5b; R?=?p-C
6H
4OMe, R¡ä??Me,
5c; Xyl?=?2,6-Me
2C
6H
3), treated with MeO
2C¨CCC¨CCO
2Me and then with HBF
4, undergo the cycloaddition of the alkyne with the dithiocarboxylate group and protonation of the dithiocarboxylate carbon, affording the complexes [Fe
2{¦Ì-¦Ç
1:¦Ç
3-C(R?C{C(H)SC(CO
2Me)C(CO
2Me)S}CN(Me)(R)}(¦Ì-CO)(CO)(Cp)
2][BF
4] (R?=?Xyl, R¡ä??Tol,
7a; R?=?p-C
6H
4OMe, R¡ä??Me,
7b), respectively.
The X-ray molecular structure of 6 has been determined.