Hf. Klein et al., HALOGENO(ACYLPHENOLATO)COBALT(III) COMPOUNDS CONTAINING TRIMETHYLPHOSPHANE LIGANDS, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 53(8), 1998, pp. 856-864
Complexes mer-CoH(CO-CR=CR'-O)(PMe3)(3) react with haloalkanes RX (X =
Br, I) or with acids HX (X = Cl, Br) under elimination of dihydrogen.
In both reactions a change of configuration at the metal is brought a
bout by directional steering through the hard/soft (acyl)enolato chela
te ligands to form octahedral complexes mer-CoX(CO-CR=CR'-O)(PMe3)(3)
or sterically crowded ionic compounds [Co(CO-CR=CR'-O)(PMe3)(4(3))](+)
X- (X = ClO4) without opening of the (acyl)enolato chelate ring.