RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Reactivity of the dinuclear fulvalene cyclopentadienyl zirconium cationic species [{Zr(η5-C5H5)}2(μ-CH2)(μ-Cl)(μ-η5-C5H4-η5-C5H4)]+ with isocyanides and carbon monoxide: insertion reactions, spectroscopic characterization and synthetic aspects A1 Royo Cantabrana, Eva A1 Royo Gracia, Pascual A1 Cuenca Agreda, José Tomás A1 Galakhov, Mikhail V. K1 Zirconium K1 Dinuclear fulvalene compounds K1 Cations derivatives K1 Isocyanides insertion K1 Carbon monoxide insertion K1 Ciencia K1 Química inorgánica K1 Science K1 Chemistry, inorganic AB The dinuclear cationic zirconium compound [{Zr(η5-C5H5)}2(μ-CH2)(μ-Cl)(μ-η5-C5H4-η5-C5H4)][BMe(C6F5)3] 1 reacts in dichloromethane at −78 °C with three equivalents of RNC (R=tBu, 2,6-Me2C6H3) via insertion into the Zr-μ-methylene bond to give the new zirconium cationic species [{Zr(η5-C5H5)}2(Cl)(CNtBu){μ-[η2-CN(tBu)-CH2-η2-CN(tBu)}(μ-η5-C5H4-η5-C5H4)][BMe(C6F5)3] 2 and [{Zr(η5-C5H5)}2(Cl){CN(2,6-Me2C6H3)}[μ-η2-{CN(2,6-Me2C6H3)}-CH2-η2-{CN(2,6-Me2C6H3)}](μ-η5-C5H4-η5-C5H4)][BMe(C6F5)3] 3, whereas reaction with CO affords the ketene compound [{Zr(η5-C5H5)}2(μ-Cl){μ-OC(CH2)}(μ-η5-C5H4-η5-C5H4)][BMe(C6F5)3] 4. The new complexes reported herein were characterized by elemental analysis and IR and NMR spectroscopy. PB Elsevier SN 0022-328X YR 2001 FD 2001 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4201 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4201 LA eng NO Financial support by DGICYT (Project PB97-0776)is gratefully acknowledged. E.R. acknowledges MECFPIfor the award of Fellowship DS MINDS@UW RD 25-abr-2024