The rea
ctions of radi
cals [Mo
2Cp
2(
-CO)
2(CO)
2(
-L
2)](BAr'
4) [Cp =
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5-C
5H
5; L
2 = Ph
2PCH
2PPh
2 (dppm), Me
2PCH
2PMe
2 (dmpm)] with an ex
cess of the 1-alkynes HCCR (R = p-tol,
tBu, CO
2Me) give two main type of produ
cts, the paramagneti
c alkyne-bridged
complexes[Mo
2Cp
2(
-
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2:
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2-HC
2R)(CO)
2(
-L
2)](BAr'
4) and the diamagneti
c di
carbonyls [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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3-HCC(R)C(OH)}(CO)
2(
-L
2)](BAr'
4), whi
ch result from
coupling of the in
coming alkyne anda hydroxy
carbyne ligand. The rea
ction of [Mo
2Cp
2(
-CO)
2(CO)
2(
-dmpm)](BAr'
4) withHCC(CO
2Me) gave additionally the
compound [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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2,
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2Me)CPMe
2CH
2PMe
2}(CO)
3](BAr'
4), resulting from
coupling of the diphosphine and the alkyne. The relativeamounts of the produ
cts in the above rea
ctions were found to be strongly dependent on thealkyne used. The
compounds [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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3-HCC(R)C(OH)}(CO)
2(
-L
2)](BAr'
4) (R =
tBu,CO
2Me) experien
ce overall deprotonation by rea
ction with DBU (1,8-diazabi
cy
clo[5.4.0]unde
c-7-ene), to give the
corresponding neutral spe
cies [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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2-HCC(R)C(O)}(CO)
2(
-L
2)]through an unexpe
cted redu
ction/dehydrogenation pathway. This overall deprotonation isreversible, and rea
ction of the neutral
complexes with HBF
4·OEt
2 o
ccurs spe
cifi
cally at theoxygen atom of the a
cyl group to give the starting
cations as BF
4- salts. Unexpe
ctedly, theredu
ction of the alkyne-bridged radi
cals [Mo
2Cp
2(
-
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2:
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2-HC
2R)(CO)
2(
-L
2)](BAr'
4) with Naamalgam gave unstable paramagneti
c derivatives that
could not be
chara
cterized. The
complexes [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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3-HCC(
tBu)C(OH)}(CO)
2(
-dmpm)](BAr'
4), [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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2,
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2Me)CPMe
2CH
2PMe
2}(CO)
3](BAr'
4), and [Mo
2Cp
2{
-
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2:
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2-HCC(CO
2Me)C(O)}(CO)
2(
-dppm)]were
chara
cterized through single-
crystal X-ray diffra
ction studies. The solution stru
cturesof all new
compounds are analyzed in the light of IR and NMR spe
ctra, and plausible rea
ctionpathways are proposed in order to explain the formation of the produ
cts isolated.