Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.46, No.22, 9051-9053, 2007
Photochemical synthesis of mer-[Re(bPY)(CO)(3)Cl]
The mer isomer of Re(bpy)(CO)(3)Cl (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) has been synthesized photochemically and isolated for the first time. The mer complex is a useful starting material for the synthesis of cis, cis-[Re(bpy) (CO)(2)(L)Cl]-type complexes.