Reductive Coupling of CO: Formation of a 1:1 Adduct of η2-Ketone- and Enediolato-Complex upon Carbonylation of Bis(cyclopentadienyl)hafnacyclobutane†‡
This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie. We thank Dr. R. Benn and his colleagues, Max-Planck-Institut in Mülheim, for the NMR analyses.
Dedicated to Professor Siegfried Hünig on the occasion of his 65th birthday
Graphical Abstract
The hafnacyclobutane 1 takes up 1.5 equivalents of CO very rapidly even under normal conditions, forming the polycyclic complex 4 as sole product in good yield. 4 is a stable 1:1 adduct of [(η2-ccyclobutanone)HfCp2] 2 and the hafnocene enediolate complex 3, the formation of which involves the coupling of two CO molecules——possibly via the intermediacy of the η2-ketone complex 2.