MoN(C2H4N(3,5-(2,4,6-(C3H7)3C6H2)2C6H3)3)N(C2H5)2 in toluene toluene, 3 days;

in benzene under N2 atm. to soln. Mo complex in benzene (Cp2Fe)(BAr'4) was added and stirred for 30 min; volatiles were removed in vacuo, residue was dissolved in heptane, ppt. was dried in high vac.; elem. anal.;

in dichloromethane V- and Fe-complexes were placed in Schlenk vessel under N2 and CH2Cl2 was added with stirring, stirred for 15 min; volatiles were removed in vacuo, washed with pentane, dried in vacuo, redissolved in CH2Cl2, filtered, layered with pentane, 24 h, dried in vacuo; elem. anal.;

in dichloromethane V- and Fe-complexes were dissolved in CH2Cl2 with stirring, stirred for 15 min, cooled to -78°C, PMe3 was transferred, warmed to room temp. under N2; volatiles were removed in vacuo, washed with pentane, dried in vacuo, redissolved in CH2Cl2, filtered, pentane was added, dried in vacuo; elem. anal.;

in dichloromethane V- and Fe-complexes were dissolved in CH2Cl2 with stirring for 15 min, CNtBu was added, stirred for 5 min under N2; volatiles were removed in vacuo, washed with pentane, dried in vacuo, redissolved in CH2Cl2, filtered, pentane was added with stirring, filtered, dried in vacuo; elem. anal.;

in THF-d8 (tetrahydrofuran-d8) byproducts: N2; (inert atm.); addn. of THF-d8 to a mixt. of cobalt and iron complexes inan NMR tube; not isolated, detected by NMR;

in dichloromethane under N2 atm. W complex was added to soln. (FeCp2)(BAr4) in CH2Cl2 at 0°C, water was added and stirred at room temp.; solvent was removed, residue was chromed. on alumina (activity IV; CH2Cl2-petroleum ether) at -20°C; elem. anal.;