吲唑酰胺类合成大麻素的EI质谱特征分析

采用气相色谱－质谱联用技术（GC－MS）对 9 种吲唑酰胺类合成大麻素（MDMB－CHMINACA、5F－AB－PINACA、5F－AMB、AB－CHMINACA、AB－FUBINACA、AB－PINACA、MDMB－FUBINACA、AMB－FUBINACA、ADB－BUTINACA）在电子轰击（EI）电离模式下产生的主要碎片离子和碎裂过程进行分析,并对所获得的质谱图进行解析,推测该类物质的EI碎裂规律。结果表明,在EI模式下,吲唑酰胺类合成大麻素的吲唑3号位酰胺基C—N键的断裂是主要碎裂方式,在碎裂过程中还存在麦氏重排。该研究总结了吲唑酰胺类合成大麻素在EI模式下的主要碎片离子和质谱特征,归纳了EI的特征碎裂规律,可为吲唑酰胺类合成大麻素的结构推断与鉴定提供参考。     

丙硫咪唑的离子/中性碎片复合物中间体质谱碎裂

报道了丙硫咪唑（5-丙硫基-苯并咪唑-2-氨基甲酸甲酯）的电子轰击质谱。利用串联质谱的低能碰撞诱导解离（CID）技术研究了此化合物的单分子解离，并提出了可能的离子／中性碎片复合物中间体碎裂机理，用来解释在质谱碎裂过程中出现的氢迁移（尤其是远距离的氢迁移）现象。     

丙硫咪唑的离子／中性碎片复合物中间体质谱破裂

报道了丙硫咪唑（５－丙硫基－苯并咪唑－２氨基甲酸酯）的电子轰击质谱。利用串联质谱的低能碰撞诱导解离（ＣＩＤ）技术研究了此化合物的单分子解离，并提出了可能的离子／中性碎片复合筘间体碎裂机理，用来解释在质谱碎裂过程中出现的氢迁移（尤其是远距离的氢迁移）现象。     

2,5—双（4—羟基苯亚甲基）环戊酮中双电荷离子存在的串联质谱证据

应用串联质谱的碰撞诱导解离和联动扫描技术，研究了２，５－双（４－羟基苯亚甲基）环戊酮的质谱解离特征，提供了双电荷离子存在的实验证据。进一步对双电荷离子（ｍ／ｚ１４６）的碰撞诱导解离碎裂进行了讨论。     

两种氨基酸中[MH-CO_2H_2]~ 的特征质谱碎裂

运用低能碰撞诱导解离（CID）研究了电子轰击（EI）、快原子轰击（FAB）电离条件下质子化亮氨酸与异亮氨酸解高产生亚稳离子［MH－CO2H2］＋的单分子质谱碎裂，二种异构体呈现出了各自不同的解离特征，根据CID的特征碎片离子和氘代同位素标记实验，提出了其碎裂过程存在离子／中性（碎片）复合物中间体碎裂机理，并对有关的特征离子的形成进行了讨论．     

2-氨基-5-取代基4-噻唑基膦酸酯的质谱研究

本文对一系列2-氨基-5-取代基-4-噻唑基膦酸酯进行了质谱研究,发现2-氨基-5-取代基-4-噻唑基膦酸酯的膦酰基中的烷基在碎裂过程中产生了一种新的γ-烷基重排反应,并且讨论了这类化合物的质谱碎裂行为,用电子轰击碰撞活化质量分析离子动能谱(EI-CA-MIKES)和高分辨精确质量测量技术(AMMT)作了进一步的研究。     

马钱子中两种微量生物碱异构体的电喷雾多级串联质谱分析

采用电喷雾多级串联质谱方法, 通过分子量和多级串联质谱的信息对马钱子总生物碱提取物中微量生物碱异构体伪士的宁、士的宁氮氧化物进行了分析研究; 并研究了异构体质谱碎裂规律与结构之间的关系. 建立了马钱子中生物碱同分异构体区分的简便、快速、灵敏的新方法.     

N-二异丙基磷酰基氨基酸的电子电离和快原子轰击质谱的比较

N-二异丙基磷酰基(DIPP)氨基酸的快原子轰击(FAB)和电子电离(EI)质谱都有相似的丢失两分子丙烯和一分子甲酸的碎裂过程.在FAB中,连续失掉两个丙烯,然后脱去甲酸的过程较为有利;在EI中则主要为先脱去甲酸,随后失去丙烯,本文对DIPP-氨基酸的FAB和EI质谱碎裂历程进行了比较,对分子离子峰的形式与碎裂方式的关系进行了讨论.     

浅谈几种同分异构体的质谱解析

质谱解析是波谱分析课程教学的重点和难点,有机化合物裂解规则是质谱解析的关键,掌握有机化合物质谱的碎裂规律对于化合物结构解析很有帮助。本文从本科教学的实际出发,对三类常见同分异构体羧酸-酯、醇-醚及直链-支链化合物的质谱碎裂规律进行梳理,并通过具体质谱解析实例帮助学生学习、掌握有机化合物的基本裂解规律,提高质谱解析能力。     

Studies on Triterpenoids and Flavones in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. By HPLC-ESI-MSn and FT-ICR-MSn

应用高效液相色谱质谱联用方法(HPLC-ESI-MSn)研究了甘草提取物中的七种化合物,四种三萜类化合物和三种黄酮类化合物。通过多极串联质谱(ESI-MSn)和多极串联傅里叶变换回旋共振质谱(FT-ICR-MSn)法研究了它们的碎裂规律。通过比较保留时间和质谱数据对上述七种化合物进行了归属,并阐述了其可能的质谱裂解途径。以上结果显示ESI-MSn和FT-ICR-MSn是非常有效的分析三萜类化合物和黄酮类化合物结构的工具。     

N,N'-ethylenebis(pyridoxylideneiminato) and N,N'-ethylenebis(pyridoxylaminato): synthesis, characterization, potentiometric, spectroscopic, and DFT studies of their vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) complexes

The Schiff base N,N'-ethylenebis(pyridoxylideneiminato) (H(2)pyr(2)en, 1) was synthesized by reaction of pyridoxal with ethylenediamine; reduction of H(2)pyr(2)en with NaBH(4) yielded the reduced Schiff base N,N'-ethylenebis(pyridoxylaminato) (H(2)Rpyr(2)en, 2); their crystal structures were determined by X-ray diffraction. The totally protonated forms of 1 and 2 correspond to H(6)L(4+), and all protonation constants were determined by pH-potentiometric and (1)H NMR titrations. Several vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) complexes of these and other related ligands were prepared and characterized in solution and in the solid state. The X-ray crystal structure of [V(V)O(2)(HRpyr(2)en)] shows the metal in a distorted octahedral geometry, with the ligand coordinated through the N-amine and O-phenolato moieties, with one of the pyridine-N atoms protonated. Crystals of [(V(V)O(2))(2)(pyren)(2)].2 H(2)O were obtained from solutions containing H(2)pyr(2)en and oxovanadium(IV), where Hpyren is the "half" Schiff base of pyridoxal and ethylenediamine. The complexation of V(IV)O(2+) and V(V)O(2) (+) with H(2)pyr(2)en, H(2)Rpyr(2)en and pyridoxamine in aqueous solution were studied by pH-potentiometry, UV/Vis absorption spectrophotometry, as well as by EPR spectroscopy for the V(IV)O systems and (1)H and (51)V NMR spectroscopy for the V(V)O(2) systems. Very significant differences in the metal-binding abilities of the ligands were found. Both 1 and 2 act as tetradentate ligands. H(2)Rpyr(2)en is stable to hydrolysis and several isomers form in solution, namely cis-trans type complexes with V(IV)O, and alpha-cis- and beta-cis-type complexes with V(V)O(2). The pyridinium-N atoms of the pyridoxal rings do not take part in the coordination but are involved in acid-base reactions that affect the number, type, and relative amount of the isomers of the V(IV)O-H(2)Rpyr(2)en and V(V)O(2)-H(2)Rpyr(2)en complexes present in solution. DFT calculations were carried out and support the formation and identification of the isomers detected by EPR or NMR spectroscopy, and the strong equatorial and axial binding of the O-phenolato in V(IV)O and V(V)O(2) complexes. Moreover, the DFT calculations done for the [V(IV)O(H(2)Rpyr(2)en)] system indicate that for almost all complexes the presence of a sixth equatorial or axial H(2)O ligand leads to much more stable compounds.     

Synthesis,X-ray crystal structure,UV/visible linear and nonlinear (optical limiting) spectral properties of symmetrical and unsymmetrical porphyrazines with annulated 1,2,5-thiadiazole and 1,4-diamyloxybenzene moieties

Co-cyclization of 1,2,5-thiadiazole-3,4-dicarbonitrile and 3,6-diamyloxyphthalodinitrile in the presence of magnesium or lithium amylate in amyl alcohol leads to mixtures containing the Mg derivatives of the symmetrical species tetrakis(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)porphyrazine, (S(4))PzH(2), and tetrakis(1,4-diamyloxybenzo)porphyrazine, (A(4))PzH(2), and the low-symmetry macrocycles bearing peripheral 1,2,5-thiadiazole and 1,4-diamyloxybenzene rings in the ratio 1:3, 2:2 (cis and trans), and 3:1, that is, (SA(3))PzH(2), (S(2)A(2))PzH(2), (SASA)PzH(2), and (S(3)A)PzH(2), respectively. The basic Mg materials were converted to the corresponding free-base macrocycles by treatment with CF(3)COOH. The species were separated from the mixtures by chromatography, either as Mg complexes or demetalated materials. With results on (S(4))PzH(2) and (SA(3))PzH(2) in hand, including crystallographic work on the latter, a general chemical physical investigation has been carried out of all the symmetrical and unsymmetrical free-base macrocycles. The structures of the species (S(2)A(2))PzH(2) and (A(4))PzH(2). were elucidated by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The effect of the progressive variation of the macrocyclic structure along the series, from the symmetrical (S(4))PzH(2) to its symmetrical partner (A(4))PzH(2) via the low-symmetry 3:1, 2:2 (cis and trans), and 1:3 macrocycles, was studied by IR, (1)H NMR, and UV/Vis linear and nonlinear (optical limiting) measurements. The results are interpreted on the basis of intra- and intermolecular interactions between the electron-deficient 1,2,5-thiadiazole and the electron-donating 1,4-diamyloxybenzene moieties.     

Strong intramolecular secondary si.N bonds in trifluorosilylhydrazines

The simple silylhydrazines F(3)SiN(Me)NMe(2) (1), F(2)Si(N(Me)NMe(2))(2) (2), and F(3)SiN(SiMe(3))NMe(2) (3) have been prepared by reaction of SiF(4) with LiN(Me)NMe(2) and LiN(SiMe(3))NMe(2), while F(3)SiN(SnMe(3))NMe(2) (4) was prepared from SiF(4) and (Me(3)Sn)(2)NNMe(2) (5). The compounds were characterized by gas-phase IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy ((1)H, (13)C, (14/15)N, (19)F, (29)Si, (119)Sn), as well as by mass spectrometry. The crystal structures of compounds 1-5 were determined by X-ray crystallography. The structures of free molecules 1 and 3 were determined by gas-phase electron diffraction. The structures of 1, 2, and 4 were also determined by ab initio calculations at the MP2/6-311+G** level of theory. These structural studies constitute the first experimental proof for the presence of strong Si.N beta-donor-acceptor bonds between the SiF(3) and geminal NMe(2) groups in silylhydrazines. The strength of these non-classical Si.N interactions is strongly dependent on the nature of the substituent at the alpha-nitrogen atom of the SiNN unit, and has the order 3>4>1. The valence angles at these extremely deformed alpha-nitrogen atoms, and the Si.N distances are (crystal/gas): 1 104.2(1)/106.5(4) degrees, 2.438(1)/2.510(6) A; 3 83.6(1)/84.9(4) degrees, 2.102(1)/2.135(9) A; 4 89.6(1) degrees, 2.204(2) A.     

Higher triplet excited states of benzophenones and bimolecular triplet energy transfer measured by using nanosecond-picosecond two-color/two-laser flash photolysis

The lifetimes of benzophenone in the higher triplet excited state (BP(T(n))) and several BP derivatives in the T(n) states were measured directly to be tau(T(n))=37+/-7 ps and 20-33 ps, respectively, by using the nanosecond-picosecond (ns-ps) two-color/two-laser flash photolysis method. Based on the direct measurements of tau(T(n)) of BP(T(n)), the triplet energy transfer (TET) from BP(T(n)) to quenchers (Q), such as carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), benzene (Bz), and p-dichlorbenzene (DCB), was investigated. The fast TET from BP(T(n)) to Q can be attributed to the lifetime-dependent quenching process, according to the Ware theoretical model of the bimolecular energy transfer reaction. The contribution of the lifetime-dependent term on k(TET) was 27, 60, and 86% for CCl4, Bz, and DCB as the Q of BP(T(n)), respectively, indicating that the TET from BP(T(n)) to Q is influenced not only by tau(T(n)), but also by the size of Q.     

Xenophilic complexes bearing a Tp(R) Ligand, [Tp(R)M--M'Ln] [Tp(R) = Tp(iPr2), Tp(#) (Tp(Me2,4-Br)); M=Ni, Co, Fe, Mn; M'Ln = Co(CO)4, Co(CO)3(PPh3), RuCp(CO)2]: the two metal centers are held together not by covalent interaction but by electrostatic attraction

A series of dinuclear complexes, [Tp(R)M--M'L(n)] [Tp(iPr(2) )M--Co(CO)(4) (1; M=Ni, Co, Fe, Mn); Tp(#)M--Co(CO)(4) (1'; M=Ni, Co); Tp(#)Ni--RuCp(CO)(2) (3')] (Tp(iPr(2) )=hydrotris(3,5-diisopropylpyrazolyl)borato; Tp(#) (Tp(Me(2),4-Br))=hydrotris(3,5-dimethyl-4-bromopyrazolyl)borato), has been prepared by treatment of the cationic complexes [Tp(iPr(2) )M(NCMe)(3)]PF(6) or the halo complexes [Tp(#)M--X] with the appropriate metalates. Spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization of 1-3' reveals that the tetrahedral, high-spin Tp(R)M fragment and the coordinatively saturated carbonyl-metal fragment (M'L(n)) are connected only by a metal-metal interaction and, thus, the dinuclear complexes belong to a unique class of xenophilic complexes. The metal-metal interaction in the xenophilic complexes is polarized, as revealed by their nu(CO) vibrations and structural features, which fall between those of reference complexes: covalently bonded species [R--M'L(n)] and ionic species [M'L(n)](-). Unrestricted DFT calculations for the model complexes [Tp(H(2) )Ni--Co(CO)(4)], [Tp(H(2) )Ni--Co(CO)(3)(PH(3))], and [Tp(H(2) )Ni--RuCp(CO)(2)] prove that the two metal centers are held together not by covalent interactions, but by electrostatic attractions. In other words, the obtained xenophilic complexes can be regarded as carbonylmetalates, in which the cationic counterpart interacts with the metal center rather than the oxygen atom of the carbonyl ligand. The xenophilic complexes show divergent reactivity dependent on the properties of donor molecules. Hard (N and O donors) and soft donors (P and C donors) attack the Tp(R)M part and the ML(n) moiety, respectively. The selectivity has been interpreted in terms of the hard-soft theory, and the reactions of the high-spin species 1-3' with singlet donor molecules should involve a spin-crossover process.     

Solubilizing sodium fluoride in acetonitrile: synthesis, molecular structure, and complexation behavior of bis(organostannyl)methyl-substituted crown ethers

The synthesis of the crown-ether-substituted bis(organostannyl)methanes Ph(3)SnCH(2)Sn(Ph(2))-CH(2)-[16]crown-5 (1) and Ph(2)ISnCH(2)Sn(I)(Ph)-CH(2)-[16]crown-5 (2) is reported. Both compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, (1)H, (13)C, (19)F, and (119)Sn NMR spectroscopy, and in the case of compound 2 also by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed for the aqua complex 2.H(2)O trigonal-bipyramidal-configured tin atoms with intramolecular Sn(1)-O(1) and Sn(2)-O(1W) distances of 2.555(2) and 2.440(3) A, respectively. The water molecule is trapped in a sandwich-like fashion between the crown ether oxygen atoms O(2) and O(4) and the Sn(2) atom. NMR spectroscopy unambiguously proved the ability of compound 2 in acetonitrile to overcome the high lattice energy of sodium fluoride and to complex the latter under charge separation.     

Investigations on the coupling of ethylene and alkynes in [IrTp Me2] compounds: water as an effective trapping agent

The reaction of the bis(ethylene) complex [Tp(Me(2) )Ir(C(2)H(4))(2)] (1) (Tp(Me(2) ): hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate) with two equivalents of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) in CH(2)Cl(2) at 25 degrees C gives the hydride-alkenyl species [Tp(Me(2) )IrH{C(R)=C(R)C(R)=C(R)CH=CH(2)}] (2, R: CO(2)Me) in high yield. A careful study of this system has established the active role of a number of intermediates en route to producing 2. The first of these is the iridium(I) complex [Tp(Me(2) )Ir(C(2)H(4))(DMAD)] (4) formed by substitution of one of the ethylene ligands in 1 by a molecule of DMAD. Complex 4 reacts further with another equivalent of the alkyne to give the unsaturated metallacyclopentadiene [Tp(Me(2) )Ir{C(R)=C(R)C(R)=C(R)}], which can be trapped by added water to give adduct 7, or can react with the C(2)H(4) present in solution generating complex 2. This last step has been shown to proceed by insertion of ethylene into one of the Ir--C bonds of the metallacyclopentadiene and subsequent beta-H elimination. Complex 1 reacts sequentially with one equivalent of DMAD and one equivalent of methyl propiolate (MP) in the presence of water, with regioselective formation of the nonsymmetric iridacyclopentadiene [Tp(Me(2) )Ir{C(R)=C(R)C(H)=C(R)}(H(2)O)] (9). Complex 9 reacts with ethylene giving a hydride-alkenyl complex 10, related to 2, in which the C(2)H(4) has inserted regiospecifically into the Ir--C(R) bond that bears the CH functionality. Heating solutions of either 2 or 10 in CH(2)Cl(2) allows the formation of the allyl species 3 or 11, respectively, by simple stereoselective migration of the hydride ligand to the Calpha alkenyl carbon atom and concomitant bond reorganization of the resulting organic chain. All the compounds described herein have been characterized by microanalysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and for the case of 3, 7, 7CO, 8NCMe, 9, 9NCMe, and 10, also by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies.     

First investigation of non-classical dihydrogen bonding between an early transition-metal hydride and alcohols: IR, NMR, and DFT approach

The interaction of [NbCp(2)H(3)] with fluorinated alcohols to give dihydrogen-bonded complexes was studied by a combination of IR, NMR and DFT methods. IR spectra were examined in the range from 200-295 K, affording a clear picture of dihydrogen-bond formation when [NbCp(2)H(3)]/HOR(f) mixtures (HOR(f) = hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) or perfluoro-tert-butanol (PFTB)) were quickly cooled to 200 K. Through examination of the OH region, the dihydrogen-bond energetics were determined to be 4.5+/-0.3 kcal mol(-1) for TFE (TFE = trifluoroethanol) and 5.7+/-0.3 kcal mol(-1) for HFIP. (1)H NMR studies of solutions of [NbCp(2)H(2)(B)H(A)] and HFIP in [D(8)]toluene revealed high-field shifts of the hydrides H(A) and H(B), characteristic of dihydrogen-bond formation, upon addition of alcohol. The magnitude of signal shifts and T(1) relaxation time measurements show preferential coordination of the alcohol to the central hydride H(A), but are also consistent with a bifurcated character of the dihydrogen bonding. Estimations of hydride-proton distances based on T(1) data are in good accord with the results of DFT calculations. DFT calculations for the interaction of [NbCp(2)H(3)] with a series of non-fluorinated (MeOH, CH(3)COOH) and fluorinated (CF(3)OH, TFE, HFIP, PFTB and CF(3)COOH) proton donors of different strengths showed dihydrogen-bond formation, with binding energies ranging from -5.7 to -12.3 kcal mol(-1), depending on the proton donor strength. Coordination of proton donors occurs both to the central and to the lateral hydrides of [NbCp(2)H(3)], the former interaction being of bifurcated type and energetically slightly more favourable. In the case of the strong acid H(3)O(+), the proton transfer occurs without any barrier, and no dihydrogen-bonded intermediates are found. Proton transfer to [NbCp(2)H(3)] gives bis(dihydrogen) [NbCp(2)(eta(2)-H(2))(2)](+) and dihydride(dihydrogen) complexes [NbCp(2)(H)(2)(eta(2)-H(2))](+) (with lateral hydrides and central dihydrogen), the former product being slightly more stable. When two molecules of TFA were included in the calculations, in addition to the dihydrogen-bonded adduct, an ionic pair formed by the cationic bis(dihydrogen) complex [NbCp(2)(eta(2)-H(2))(2)](+) and the homoconjugated anion pair (CF(3)COO...H...OOCCF(3))(-) was found as a minimum. It is very likely that these ionic pairs may be intermediates in the H/D exchange between the hydride ligands and the OD group observed with the more acidic alcohols in the NMR studies.     

Structures and vibrational spectra of the sulfur-rich oxides SnO (n = 4-9): the importance of pi*-pi* interactions

The structures of a large number of isomers of the sulfur oxides S(n)O with n = 4-9 have been calculated at the G3X(MP2) level of theory. In most cases, homocyclic molecules with exocyclic oxygen atoms in an axial position are the global minimum structures. Perfect agreement is obtained with experimentally determined structures of S(7)O and S(8)O. The most stable S(4)O isomer as well as some less stable isomers of S(5)O and S(6)O are characterized by a strong pi*-pi* interaction between S==O and S==S groups, which results in relatively long S--S bonds with internuclear distances of 244-262 pm. Heterocyclic isomers are less stable than the global minimum structures, and this energy difference approximately increases with the ring size: 17 (S(4)O), 40 (S(5)O), 32 (S(6)O), 28 (S(7)O), 45 (S(8)O), and 54 kJ mol(-1) (S(9)O). Owing to a favorable pi*-pi* interaction, preference for an axial (or endo) conformation is calculated for the global energy minima of S(7)O, S(8)O, and S(9)O. Vapor-phase decomposition of S(n)O molecules to SO(2) and S(8) is strongly exothermic, whereas the formation of S(2)O and S(8) is exothermic if n<7, but slightly endothermic for S(7)O, S(8)O, and S(9)O. The calculated vibrational spectra of the most stable isomers of S(6)O, S(7)O, and S(8)O are in excellent agreement with the observed data.     

Reactivity of molybdenum and rhenium hydroxo-carbonyl complexes toward organic electrophiles

The hydroxo compounds [Re(OH)(CO)(3)(N-N)] (N-N=bipy, 2 a; Me(2)-bipy, 2 b) were prepared in a biphasic H(2)O/CH(2)Cl(2) medium by reaction of [Re(OTf)(CO)(3)(N-N)] with KOH. In contrast, when anhydrous CH(2)Cl(2) was used, the binuclear hydroxo-bridged compound [[Re(CO)(3)(bipy)](2)(mu-OH)]OTf (3-OTf) was obtained. Compound [Re(OH)(CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (2 b) reacted with phenyl acetate or vinyl acetate to afford [Re(OAc)(CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (4) and phenol or acetaldehyde, respectively. The reactions of [Mo(OH)(eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)] (1), 2 a, and 2 b toward several unsaturated organic electrophiles were studied. The reaction of 1 with (p-tolyl)isocyanate afforded an adduct of N,N'-di(p-tolyl)urea and the carbonato-bridged compound [[Mo(eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)](2)(mu-eta(1)(O),eta(1)(O)-CO(3))] (5). In contrast, the reaction of 2 a with phenylisocyanate afforded [Re(OC(O)NHPh)(CO)(3)(bipy)] (6); this results from formal PhNCO insertion into the O-H bond. On the other hand, compounds [Mo[SC(O)NH(p-tolyl)](eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)] (7), [Re[SC(O)NH(p-tolyl)](CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (8 a), and [Re[SC(O)NHEt](CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (8 b) were obtained by reaction of 1 or 2 b with the corresponding alkyl or aryl isothiocyanates. In those cases, RNCS was inserted into the M-O bond. The reactions of 1, 2 a, and 2 b with dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) gave the complexes [Mo[C(OH)-C(CO(2)Me)C(CO(2)Me)-O](eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(phen)] (9) and [Re[C(OH)C(CO(2)Me)C(CO(2)Me)O](CO)(2)(N-N)] (N-N=bipy, 10 a; Me(2)-bipy, 10 b). The molecules of these compounds contain five-membered metallacycles that are the result of coupling between the hydroxo ligand, DMAD, and one of the CO ligands. The new compounds were characterized by a combination of IR and NMR spectroscopy, and for [[Re(CO)(3)(bipy)(2)(mu-OH)]BF(4) (3-BF(4)), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 b, 9, and 10 b, also by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction.