Ether Complexes of Molybdenum(III) and Molybdenum(IV) chlorides

Mild, Fast, and Easy To Conduct MoCl5-Mediated Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions in Flow

“…Ethereal solvents were previously reported to be less stable with MoCl 5 , which was clearly confirmed by using methyl- tert -butyl ether (MTBE), THF, or 1,4-dioxane (Table , entries 5–7). Whereas MTBE gave a poor yield of 26% of 2 , in THF only traces of the product were isolated and dioxane completely suppressed the syntheses of the biphenyl derivative 2 .…”

Fausto Calderazzo: Pioneer in Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry

“…The lessons I learned from Fausto have been invaluable in my career: for instance, the synthesis of MoCl 3 (thf) 3 was optimized by a solvent switch from MeCN to Et 2 O during the first step of the MoCl 5 reduction. 48,49 Fausto Calderazzo as a man was equally admirable. I remember his chief traits as being kind, humble, sensitive, and optimistic.…”

“…The lessons I learned from Fausto have been invaluable in my career: for instance, the synthesis of MoCl 3 (thf) 3 was optimized by a solvent switch from MeCN to Et 2 O during the first step of the MoCl 5 reduction. , …”