Synlett 2022; 33(01): 34-37
DOI: 10.1055/a-1659-7656
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Bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)[μ-(4b,5,5a-η3:9b,10,10a-η3)-2,3,7,8-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)benzo[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2-b]biphenylene]-syn-dicobalt (Co–Co), a Dinuclear π-Complex of the Linear [3]Phenylene Framework

Robin Padilla
a   Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA
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a   Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA
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Kendall N. Houk
b   Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Jonathan J. Wong
b   Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
› Author Affiliations

We are grateful to the National Science Foundation (CHE-0907800 to K.P.C.V. and CHF-1764328 to K.N.H.) for financial support. Calculations were performed on the Hoffman2 cluster at the University of California, Los Angeles, and in the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), which is funded by the National Science Foundation (Grant OCI-1053575).


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Abstract

The title compound was made by the reaction of the CpCo-complex of 2,3,7,8-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl) linear [3]phenylene, in which the metal coordinates one of the cyclobutadiene rings, with CpCo(C2H4)2. Because of its relative stability, a syn-dicobalt-bound configuration is indicated rather than its anti alternative.

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Publication History

Received: 03 September 2021

Accepted after revision: 01 October 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
01 October 2021

Article published online:
14 October 2021

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