Formation of Paramagnetic Complexes in the Reaction of Re(CO)5Br with Et3Al
摘要
Using EPR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, chromato-mass spectrometry in situ, and DFT calculations, it has been shown that the reaction of a Re(CO)5Br dispersion in n-hexane with triethylaluminum (Et3Al) leads to the formation of a paramagnetic low-spin (S = 1/2) rhenium complex with a square-pyramidal geometry. The reaction is accompanied by the release of CO, C2H4, and C2H6.