NEW HIGH YIELD SYNTHESES OF RUTHENOCENE AND OSMOCENE AND THEIR DECAMETHYL DERIVATIVES. THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF 5-C5Me5)2>

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)87286-7

Reaction of <_x> (x > 2; cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene) with SnBu3(C5R5) (R= H, Me) gives 5-C5R5)2> (M= Ru, R= H, Me; M= Os, R= H) and 5-C5Me5)H(cod)>.Decamethylosmocene, 5-C5Me5)2>, has been