The reaction of [(CO)
5M(THF)] (M = Cr, W) with lithiated 2-ethynylquinoline followed by alkylationof the resulting alkynylpentacarbonylmetalate with [R
3O]BF
4 (R = Me, Et) gives allenylidene complexesin which the terminal carbon atom of the allenylidene chain is part of an N-alkylated quinoline ring. Thereaction of [(CO)
5M(THF)] (M = Cr, W) with lithiated 2-ethynylpyridine derivatives, Li[C
CC
5H
4BrN], and [Et
3O]BF
4 affords allenylidene complexes that contain a terminal six-membered N-heterocyclebrominated at the 5- or 6-position. Various alkynyl groups can be introduced into the 5-position of thering through [PdCl
2(PPh
3)
2]-catalyzed coupling of the 5-bromo-substituted allenylidene complexes withthe terminal alkynes HC
CR' (R' = TMS, Ph, C
10H
21, 4-C
6H
4-C
CPh, 4-C
6H
4-C
CH, Fc (Fc = (C
5H
4)FeCp), 4-C
6H
4-C
CFc, 4-C
6H
4-C
CC
6H
4C
CFc). The analogous replacement reaction of the 6-bromo-substituted chromium complex with HC
CFc yields the corresponding 6-ferrocenylalkynyl-substitutedcomplex. Desilylation of
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)2C(CCSiMe3)CHNEt] (
6a) gives
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)2C(CCH)CHNEt] (
15a). CuI-catalyzed coupling of
15a with {M}-Br ({M} = Ru(CO)
2Cp, Fe(CO)
2Cp*) affords the binuclear complexes
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)2C(CC-{M})CHNEt]. Thesymmetrical binuclear complex is formed by oxidative coupling of
15a with [Cu(OAc)
2]. The attachmentof a ferrocenyl group to the chromium center via PPh
2 to give
cis-[(CO)4(Ph2PFc)Cr=C=C=C(CH)4NEt]is achieved via displacement of a cis-CO ligand in
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)4NEt] by PPh
2Fc. On additionof Co
2(CO)
8 to
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)2C(CCPh)CHNEt] a Co
2(CO)
6 unit adds to the C
C bond toform a trinuclear complex. The ferrocenyl unit in
[(CO)5Cr=C=C=C(CH)2C(CCR)CHNEt] (R = Fc,C
6H
4C
CFc, C
6H
4C
CC
6H
4C
CFc) is readily oxidized. Spectroelectrochemical studies (IR, UV/vis)confirm that in the oxidized form there is strong electronic communication of the ferrocenyl group withthe (CO)
5Cr unit.