Chemistry Letters, Vol.41, No.8, 774-776, 2012
Silane(silyl) and Bis(silyl)hydrido Manganese Complexes with Different Mn center dot center dot center dot H center dot center dot center dot Si Interaction: Observation of Gradual Si-H Bond Activation on the Metal Center
Three manganese-carbonyl complexes having a xanthene-based silane(silyl) or bis(silyl) chelate ligand were synthesized and characterized. The single-crystal X-ray analysis of these complexes demonstrated that an Si-H bond is sequentially activated on the metal according to ligand substitution of CO with xanthene-oxygen or eta(6)-toluene.