Cleavage by halogens of carbon—cobalt bonds in organometallic complexes of cobalt(III) : III. Kinetics and mechanism of the reactions of organobis(dimethylglyoximato)cobalt(III) complexes with iodine in chloroform
Institute of Chemistry, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste Italy
Abstract:
The kinetics of the reaction between organocobaloximes, RCo(DH)2H2O, and iodine have been investigated. They reveal the participation of an RCo(DH)2H2O · I2 intermediate which undergoes intramolecular transalkylation and acts as an electrophile towards a second organocobaloxime molecule. The trend in reactivity as the R group is varied is discussed.