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Solvent effect on the isotopomerization of Fe(13CO)(CO)(PMe3)2MeI: Implication on the mechanism of CO insertion
Bellachioma, Gianfranco,Cardaci, Giuseppe,Macchioni, Alceo,Reichenbach, Gustavo
, p. 3018 - 3022 (2008/10/08)
The isotopomerization of the Fe(13COa)(COb)(PMe3)2MeI complex was studied in various solvents. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters suggest that the isotopomerization proceeds via ionization of the Fe-I bond, rearrangement of the formed ion-pair, and reentry of the iodide ligand. This behavior supports a CO insertion mechanism proceeding via direct substitution of the iodide with CO and formation of an ionic intermediate.
