School of Chemistry, The University, Leeds LS2 9JT Great Britain
Abstract:
The cyclometallated monohydrides (R H or Me) react with NaOPri/PriOH/H2 to give fluxional tetrahydrides, probably . These are highly fluxional having magnetically equivalent hydridic hydrogens, even at ---100°C. When treated with HBr, , gives and with CO it gives a mixture of complexes which are probably (2 isomers) and . When treated with ButNC this tetrahydride undergoes similar reactions but another (major) product is formed which appears to be binuclear and fluxional and is probably of type , with four bridging hydrogens.