G. Ferraudi et al., EXCHANGE OF AZINE LIGANDS IN FAC-RE(CO)3(4-CYANOPYRIDINE)2CL AND FAC-RE(CO)3(QUINOLINE)2CL, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 221(1-2), 1994, pp. 161-164
One of the azine ligands in fac-Re(CO)3L2Cl, L = 4-cyanopyridine or qu
inoline, was found to be more labile than in other related Re(I) compl
exes. Substitution of 4-cyanopyridine by 4-phenylpyridine in fac-Re(CO
)3(4-cyanopyridine)2Cl was successfully applied to the preparation of
fac-Re(CO)3(4-cyanopyridine)(4-phenylpyridine)Cl. The kinetics of the
mixed-ligand complex formation was investigated and a reaction mechani
sm is proposed.