Reactions of Fe3(CO)12 with 2-methyl-3-butyn-1-ol and 3-pentyn-1-ol under basic methanolic conditions: The crystal structures of Fe2(CO)6(μ-CO)(μ-η2-[HCC{C(CH3)2}C(O)(OCH3)]) and of (μ-H)Fe3(CO)9(μ3-η3-[H3CCC(CH2)(CH2)CO])

The reactions of Fe3(CO)12 with 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol and 3-pentyn-1-ol in CH3OH/KOH solution lead, respectively, to the binuclear complex Fe2(CO)6(μ-CO)(μ-η2-[HCC{C(CH3)2}C(O)(OCH3)]) (as the main product) and to the closed trinuclear hydridic complex (μ-H)Fe3(CO)9(μ3-η3-[H3CCC(CH2)(CH2)CO]) (as the unique product). The oxygenated ligands of these complexes are formed, respectively, by coupling of a formerly coordinated CO with a methoxy group and by coupling of a formerly coordinated CO with a deoxygenated alkynic residual.

Graphical abstractThe reactions of Fe3(CO)12 with 2-methyl-3-butyn-1-ol and 3-pentyn-1-ol in CH3OH/KOH solution lead, respectively, to the binuclear Fe2(CO)6(μ-CO)[HCC(CMe2)C(O)OMe] and to the trinuclear hydridic complex (μ-H)Fe3(CO)9[MeCC(CH2)(CH2)CO]. The ligands of the complexes are formed respectively by coupling of a coordinated CO with a methoxy group and by coupling of CO with a deoxygenated alkynic residual.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide