Stereospecific cyclopropane ring-openign via one-electron oxidation of organo-iron complexes; crystal structure of [Fe2(CO)64'4-C16H18)]

Neil G. Connelly, Andrew R. Lucy, Rona M. Mills, John B. Sheridan, Mark W. Whiteley, Peter Woodward

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Abstract

The oxidation of [Fe2(CO)64,η'4-C16H18)] and of [Fe2(CO)64,η'4-C16H18)] ieads to stereospecific cyclopropane ring-opening and the isolation of (4) and (5) with exocyclic trans-and cis-double bonds, respectively; (5) is reduced to (6) with cyclobutane ring formation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1057-1059
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society - Series Chemical Communications
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 1982
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine

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