The
2(3e)-vinyl complex
[Mo{=C(Ph)CHPh}{P(OMe)3}2Cp] is oxidized by [FeCp
2]
+, [CPh
3]
+, orB(C
6F
5)
3 to form the 17-electron cation
[Mo{=C(Ph)CHPh}{P(OMe)3}2Cp]+, which on warming loses H toform the cationic
2(4e)-alkyne complex [Mo(
2-PhC
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CPh){P(OMe)
3}
2Cp]
+. In the case of the borane there isevidence for a competing reaction between the
2-vinylcomplex
and the acid (H
2O)B(C
6F
5)
3, resulting in theformation of a labile
trans-stilbene complex.