The reactions of [
-(1-3-
):(4-7-
)-cycloheptatrienyl]tricarbonylirontricarbonylmanganese,[MnFe{
-(1-3-
):(4-7-
)-C
7H
7}(CO)
6] (
1) with 2 molar equiv of aryllithium reagent, ArLi(Ar = C
6H
5,
o-,
m-,
p-CH
3C
6H
4), in ether at low temperature gave acylmetalate intermediates,followed by alkylation with Et
3OBF
4 in aqueous solution at 0
C to afford the four novelring-opened olefin-coordinated tricarbonylirontricarbonylmanganese complexes [MnFe{C
8H
7(OC
2H
5)Ar}(CO)
6] (
3, Ar = C
6H
5;
4, Ar =
o-CH
3C
6H
4;
5, Ar =
m-CH
3C
6H
4;
6, Ar =
p-CH
3C
6H
4).Analogous reactions of [
-(1-3-
):(4-7-
)-cycloheptatrienyl]tricarbonylirontricarbonylrhenium,[ReFe{
-(1-3-
):(4-7-
)-C
7H
7)}(CO)
6] (
2), with ArLi (Ar = C
6H
5,
o-,
m-CH
3C
6H
4,
p-CF
3C
6H
4)gave the corresponding products [ReFe{C
8H
7(OC
2H
5)Ar}(CO)
6] (
7, Ar = C
6H
5;
8, Ar =
o-CH
3C
6H
4;
9, Ar =
m-CH
3C
6H
4;
10, Ar =
p-CF
3C
6H
4). The structures of
4 and
10 have beenestablished by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.