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Reaction of disodium tetracarbonylferrate, Na-2[Fe(CO)(4)], with [2, 6
-bis(2,4, 6-triisopropylphenyl)-phenyl]gallium dichloride, (Mes2C6H3)
GaCl2 (Mes = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl), affords tetracarbonyliron [2,
6-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl]gallyne (CO)(4)Fe drop Ga(C(6)H(
3)Mes(2)), as anaerobically stable yellow prism crystals. The title c
ompound offers evidence in support of an iron-gallium triple bond-the
first ferrogallyne.