Molecules 2006, 11(12), 940-952; doi:10.3390/11120940
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Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Molybdenum and Tungsten Tetracarbonyl Complexes with a Pyrazolylpyridine Ligand. Crystal structure of cis-[Mo(CO)4{ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate}]

Ana C. Coelho 1 , Filipe A. Almeida Paz 1 , Jacek Klinowski 2 email, Martyn Pillinger 1  and Isabel S. Gonçalves 1,* email
1 Department of Chemistry, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, CB2 1EW, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Received: 17 November 2006; in revised form: 4 December 2006 / Accepted: 5 December 2006 / Published: 6 December 2006
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Abstract: We report the one-step syntheses in good yields of the complexes cis-[M(CO)4(pzpy)] {M = Mo, W; pzpy = ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate} directlyfrom the corresponding M(CO)6 starting materials by using microwave-assisted heatingand reaction times of either 30 s (M = Mo) or 15 min (M = W). The structure of themolybdenum tetracarbonyl complex was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.The compound is monomeric and the molybdenum atom has a highly distorted octahedralgeometry. The close packing of the individual cis-[Mo(CO)4(pzpy)] species is essentiallydriven by the need to fill the space effectively, closely mediated by weak C–H···O andπ···π interactions.
Keywords: Tetracarbonyl metal complexes; pyrazolylpyridine ligand; microwave synthesis; X-ray structure

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Coelho, A.C.; Almeida Paz, F.A.; Klinowski, J.; Pillinger, M.; Gonçalves, I.S. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Molybdenum and Tungsten Tetracarbonyl Complexes with a Pyrazolylpyridine Ligand. Crystal structure of cis-[Mo(CO)4{ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate}]. Molecules 2006, 11, 940-952.

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Coelho AC, Almeida Paz FA, Klinowski J, Pillinger M, Gonçalves IS. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Molybdenum and Tungsten Tetracarbonyl Complexes with a Pyrazolylpyridine Ligand. Crystal structure of cis-[Mo(CO)4{ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate}]. Molecules. 2006; 11(12):940-952.

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Coelho, Ana C.; Almeida Paz, Filipe A.; Klinowski, Jacek; Pillinger, Martyn; Gonçalves, Isabel S. 2006. "Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Molybdenum and Tungsten Tetracarbonyl Complexes with a Pyrazolylpyridine Ligand. Crystal structure of cis-[Mo(CO)4{ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate}]." Molecules 11, no. 12: 940-952.

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