Reaction of(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(C
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CLi)with Re
2(CO)
10 and t
henMe
3O
+BF
4-givest
he trir
henium C
3OMe complex
cis-(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(C
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CC(OMe)=)Re(CO)
4Re(CO)
5(
3, 92%). An analogous reaction withOs
3(CO)
12 gives
heterotetrametallic(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(C
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CC(OMe)=)Os
3(CO)
11(
4, 87%). NMR, IR, and crystallographic data(
4) showsubstantial contributions by
+Re=C=C=C(OMe)-M
-resonance forms. Reaction of
3 andexcess BF
3 gas in toluene precipitates[(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(
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-
1:
3:
1-CCC)(Re(CO)
4)Re(CO)
5]
+BF
4-(
5, 64%). A crystal structure shows a slightly bentC
3 moiety (152(4)
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) thatbinds a r
henium on each end and spans a third. NMR, IR, and bondlength data show that
5 is best viewed as a completely metalated
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propargyl orPRe=
CC
C-Re(CO)
5 adductofRe(CO)
4. It is likely derived by initialmethoxide abstraction from
3 to give aReCCCReRespecies, followed by rearrangement. Reaction of(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(C
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CC
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CLi)withRe
2(CO)
10 and t
henMe
3O
+BF
4-gives t
he C
5OMe complex
cis-(
5-C
5Me
5)Re(NO)(PPh
3)(C
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CC
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CC(OMe)=)Re(CO)
4Re(CO)
5(
8, 44%). W
hen
4 or
8 aretreated with BF
3 gas,C
xcomplexes are not detected.