In the course of studies on seven-coordinate prepared from the six-coordinate derivatives complexes of metal carbonyls (1, 2) we became (L-L)M(C0)4 (25) where (L-L) is the fluorointerested in related tertiary arsine derivatives of carbon-bridged ligand (CH3)2AsC(CF3)=C(CF3)-molybdenum and tungsten. There are two main A s ( C H~)~. methods of preparation of this type of complex as summarized in eqs. 1 and 2. The first method Experimental was ' yholm and cO-workers (3-6)Air-sensitive starting-materials were handled in a and second by alld associates (7-14). nitrogen atmosphere. A standard vacuum system was (M = Mo, W; X = C1, Br, I; 2L can be a used for the manipulation of volatile reactants. Infrared bidentate ligand.)
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V -spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer 457 spectrophotometer and calibrated using polystyrene and cyclo-hexane. Nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectra were run on VarianT-60, XL-100, HA-100, and CFT-20
2L[2]M(CO)6 2 M(CO),X2 + LZM(CO)~XZ spectrometers with chemical shifts given in ppm downfield from internal TMS for 'H spectra and uufield from These products are nonelectrolytes and their internal CFC13 for 19F spectra.'~he HA-100'instrument, solid state structures are generally based on a equipped with a Varian V-4343 variable temperature unit calibrated against ethylene glycol standard, was used for distorted octahedron with a carbonyl group variation studies. capping one face (15-18) (e.g. Fig. 1). An alterna-The synthesis of the ligand cis-2,3-bis(dimethy1arsino)-tive seven-coordinated structure based on a 1,1,1,4,4,4,-hexafluorobut-2-ene, (L-L), has been precapped trigonal prism is found in related cations viously described (253 26). For personal use only.