Polyhapto complexation of transition metals to conjugated hydrocarbons, such as dienynes and enediynes, may play a key role in the metal catalyzed cycloaromatization of those hydrocarbons. Here we present synthetic, mechanistic, crystallographic and computational studies which address the energetics of di-, tetra- and hexahapto-complexation of transition metals to these types of acyclic conjugated tri(pi) systems.

Polyhapto metal complexation to acyclic conjugated tri(pi) hydrocarbons

247th National Meeting (2014)

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