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Organometallic chemistry of the transition elements. 5. An improved synthetic route to (arene)chromium π-complexes
Markle, Richard J.,Pettijohn, Ted M.,Lagowski
, p. 1529 - 1531 (2008/10/08)
A new, solvent-free synthetic route to bis(η6-arene)chromium(0) compounds incorporating ligands with low vapor pressures is discussed. The direct reaction of chromium metal atoms with both model ligands (durene, pentamethylbenzene, and hexamethylbenzene) and ligands containing two sites at which π-complexation to metal atoms can occur (biphenyl, diphenylmethane, and trans-stilbene) is described. The preparation and characterization of several of the resulting compounds are reported for the first time via the direct metal atom synthesis technique.
