PHOTOCHEMICAL AND THERMAL REACTIONS OF η5-CYCLOPENTADIENYLTETRACARBONYLVANADIUM AND BIS(PENTAFLUOROPHENYL)ACETYLENE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)95258-6

The photolysis of (η⁵-C5H5)V(CO)4 in the presence of one or two equivalents of bis(pentafluorophenyl)acetylene yields (η⁵-C5H5)V(CO)2(C6F5C<*>CC6F5).One carbon monoxide ligand in this acetylene adduct can be photochemically displaced