THE SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND PROPERTIES OF LONG-CHAIN ALKYL COMPLEXES OF THE TYPE [CPM(CO)2R] (CP = ETA-5-C5H5 - M = FE OR RU - R = N-C6H13 TO N-C12H25)

The long chain alkyl compounds [CpM(CO)2R] have been synthesized by the reaction of Na[CpM(CO)2] with the appropriate n-alkyl chloride or bromide (Cp = eta-5-C5H5; M = Fe or Ru; R = n-C6H13 to n-C12H25). The majority of the compounds are new and have been fully characterized by microanalysis, IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR and mass spectroscopy. The data are discussed and some properties of the compounds are described.