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ORGANOMETALLICS
Volume 25, Issue 7, Pages 1812-1819Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/om060116p
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In this paper, the mechanism of alkyne metathesis catalyzed by W/Mo alkylidyne complexes has been theoretically investigated with the aid of density functional theory calculations. Calculations on various model alkylidyne complexes M( CMe)(OR)(3) (M = W, Mo; R = Me, CH2F), W( CMe)(NMe2)(3), and W( CMe)(Cl)(3) allow us to examine the factors that influence the reaction barriers. In the reaction mechanism, metallacyclobutadienes are initially formed from a ring-closing step between alkynes and alkylidyne complexes. A ring-opening step then gives the metathesis products. The factors that determine the metathesis reaction barriers have been examined. The reaction paths leading to the formation of Cp complexes, a possible path deactivating catalytic activity, were also studied.
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