ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES OF METAL-CARBONYL COMPOUNDS

This article reviews our studies over some twenty years on the oxidati ve redox chemistry of Ise carbonyl derivatives of the group 6 and 7 tr ansition metals. The necessity of coupling electrochemical and spectro scopic techniques is emphasized. Probably in all cases, the first oxid ative step is a one-electron process and the subsequent chemistry of t he system depends upon the stability and reactivity of 17e product. Is omerization is a common phenomenon, but when this is not possible disp roportionation is often observed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S.A.