SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF (M,M'= Mn, Re) AND THEIR PHOTOLYSIS PRODUCTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-2860(84)80005-8

Photolysis of (M, M' = 1,4-diazabuta-1,3-diene, RN=CH-CH=NR) in 2 -Me-THF leads to both homolytic and heterolytic splitting of the metal-metal bond depending on the solution temperature.In a rigid medium such as a CH4-matrix no breaking on the metal-metal bond is observed but instead formation of in which compound the dab-ligand is ?, ?, ?, ? bridging between M and M'.