摘要
The indenyl complexes IndM(畏3-C3H5)(CO)2 (M = Mo (1), W (2)), (IndMe)Mo(畏3-C3H5)(CO)2 (3) and (IndSiMe3)Mo(畏3-C3H5)(CO)2 (4) display catalytic activity for the isomerisation of 伪-pinene oxide. Conversion reached 97%after 3 h at 35 掳C in the presence of 1 and 1,2-dichloroethane as solvent, giving campholenic aldehyde in 56%yield. Solvent polarity and basicity appear to affect the reaction rate. Whereas the type of substituent on the indenyl ligand does not appear to have a strong impact on catalytic performance, changing the metal centre from Mo (1) to W (2) gave a significantly more active catalyst.