Cp*(CO)
2Re=Re(CO)
2Cp*(
1) reacted with terminal alkynes HC
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CR (R = H,CH
3, C
6H
5,C(CH
3)=CH
2,OCH
2CH
3) to producedimetallacyclopentenonesCp*(CO)
2Re(
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-
1,
3-CH=CRCO)Re(CO)Cp* (
4-8). Thereaction of
1 with alkynes having one ester substituent alsogavedimetallacyclopentenones. Reaction of
1 withHC
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CCO
2Me gaveCp*(CO)
2Re[
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
3-CH=C(CO
2CH
3)CO]Re(CO)Cp* (
9)and with CH
3C
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CCO
2Me gaveCp*(CO)
2Re[
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
3-(CO
2CH
3)C=C(CH
3)CO]Re(CO)Cp*(
10). At low temperature, the
2-propynecomplex Cp*(CO)
2Re(
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-CO)Re(CO)(HC
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CCH
3)Cp*(
12) andCp*(CO)
2Re[
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
3-C(CH
3)=CHCO]Re(CO)Cp*(
11) were observed as intermediates in the formation ofCp*(CO)
2Re[
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
3-CH=C(CH
3)CO]Re(CO)Cp* (
5). Protonation ofdimetallacyclopentenone
2 withCF
3CO
2H produced[Cp*(CO)
2Re(
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
2-CH=CH
2)Re(CO)
2Cp*]
+CF
3CO
2-(
14), a species with a bridging vinylgroup. Protonation of the thermodynamically favored regiois
omericdimetallacyclopentenone
5 gave[Cp*(CO)
2Re(
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
2-(
E)-CH=CHCH
3)Re(CO)
2Cp*]
+CF
3CO
2-(
15). Protonation ofkinetically formed regiois
omeric dimetallacyclopentenone
11at low temperature gave [Cp*(CO)
2Re(
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-
1,
2-CCH
3=CH
2)Re(CO)
2Cp*]
+CF
3CO
2-(
16).