Reactions of (
5-C
5Me
4R)(CO)
2(MeCN)WMe (R = Me, Et) with HPh
2SiC
C
tBu gave the novel alkynyl-bridged W-Si complexes, (
5-C
5Me
4R)(CO)
2W(
-
1:
2-C
C
tBu)(SiPh
2) (R = Me, Et), whose alkynyl ligands bridge the tungsten and silicon atoms in an
1:
2-coordination mode. The structures of these complexes were fully characterized, including X-ray crystallography. Treatment of (
5-C
5Me
5)(CO)
2W(
-
1:
2-C
C
tBu)(SiPh
2) with acetone resulted in acetone insertion into the silicon-alkynyl linkage followed by intramolecular C-H activation of the
tBu group to give the chelate-type alkyl-alkene complex,
(5-C5Me5)(CO)2W(1:2-CH2CMe2C=CHSiPh2OCMe2).