ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of (η5‐C5H5)Fe(CO)2H Revisited.

Abstract

272ChemInform Abstract The title compound can be stabilized at ambient temperature. The degradation of this hydride, giving H2 and the dimer ((C5H5)Fe(CO)2)2, appears to be a result of a chain process that is initiated by oxidants. The effects of additives on the rate of degradation in benzene are studied (table). The hydride also undergoes CO substitution and hydride self-exchange reactions. The mechanisms of these processes are discussed.