R. Kerber, T. Pakkanen
1979
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Inorganica Chimica Acta
Abstract
1,1,2,2-tetramethyldisilane reacts with Fe2(CO)9 to yield bis9μ-dimethylsilylene)-μ-carbonyls bis(tricarbonyliron)(FeFe). Reaction with octacarbonyldicobalt analogously gives bis-(μ-dimethylsilylene)bis-(tricarbonylcobalt)(CoCo) as stable product; spectroscopic results also indicate inter alia the formation of (tetramethyldisilyl)tetracarbonylcobalt, μ-(dimethylsilylene)-μ-carbonyl-bis(tricarbonyl)cobalt(CoCo), and cobalt cluster compounds. Reactivity of zerovalent transition metal compounds towars SiSi bonds seems to be greatest for the nickel triad and to decrease as one moves from right to left across the transition series.