Mechanism of endo-exo interconversion in η3-allyl Cp complexes:: A longstanding unresolved issue
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Ariafard, A
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Bi, SW
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Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaHong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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Lin, ZY
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Density functional theory studies of the d(6) allyl complexes CpM(CO)(eta(3)-C3H5) (M = Fe, Ru) and the d(4) allyl complex CpMo(CO)(2)(eta(3)-C3H5) show that the interconversion for CpMo(CO)(2)(eta(3)-C3H5) through the eta(3) -> eta(3) -> eta(3) pathway is intrinsically more favorable than the eta(3) -> eta(1) -> eta(3) pathway. However, the eta(3) transition states for CpM(CO)(eta(3)-C3H5) (M = Fe, Ru) are inaccessible, because one pair of the six metal d electrons has to occupy a d orbital having significant metal-Cp antibonding character in the transition structure.