in hexane Kinetics; byproducts: CO; under CO; thermal decay of the Cr-complex in n-hexane at 23°C over a period of 24 h; not isolated, detected by NMR, IR and UV spect.;

in hexane byproducts: iPrNCHCHNiPr, CO; under Ar; thermal decay of the Cr-complex in n-hexane at ambient temp. over a period of 24 h in a wide Schlenck tube; not isolated, detected by NMR, IR and UV spect.; (CO)4Cr(L):Cr(CO)6 = 3:1 molar ratio;

in further solvent(s) Kinetics; byproducts: iPrNCHCHNiPr, CO; under Ar; thermal decay of the Cr-complex in methylcyclohexane-d14 at ambient temp. over a period of 24 h in a sealed NMR tube; not isolated, detected by NMR, IR and UV spect.; two isomeric species of the Cr(CO)5(L) complex present (minor isomer ca. 4percent);