Mechanism of Substitution of Acetone by Alkenes in Acetonepentacarbonyltungsten (0)

  • Mark Wrighton
  • , George S. Hammond
  • , Harry B. Gray

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Abstract

The ligand substitution reactions between W(CO)5(acetone) and alkenes yielding W(CO)5(alkene) and uncomplexed acetone have been investigated using several alkenes. The mechanism is shown to be dissociative. The structure of the alkene is an important factor in the rate of substitution and in the equilibrium ratio of W(CO)5-(acetone) and W(CO)5(alkene). Generally, cis alkenes react faster and form more stable complexes than trans alkenes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6048-6051
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume93
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 1971

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