Reaction of [Fe
2(CO)
6(
-PPh
2){
-
1:
2,-(H)C
=C
=C
H
2}] (
1) with PhC
CPh results inallenyl-alkyne-phosphido coupling to give [Fe
2(CO)
6(
-PPh
2){
-
1(P):
3(C):
1(C)-C(Ph)C(Ph)C(H)C(=CH
2)PPh
2}] (
2), bridged by a diphenylvinylphosphine-substituted vinyl carbene.Under similar conditions
1 reacts with PhC
CMe to give an equal mixture of the two possibleregioisomers, [Fe
2(CO)
6(
-PPh
2){
-
1(P):
3(C):
1(C)-C(Ph)C(Me)C(H)C(=CH
2)PPh
2}] (
3a) and[Fe
2(CO)
6(
-PPh
2){
-
1(P):
3(C):
1(C)-C(Me)C(Ph)C(H)C(=CH
2)PPh
2}] (
3b). In contrast,
1reacts with 2 equiv of PhC
CH to give the vinyl carbene bridged
47a10001">[Fe2(CO)6(-PPh2){-1(P):3(C):1(C)-(Ph)CCC(H)MeCH=CPhC(PPh2)}] (
4), which results from a complex sequenceof carbon-carbon and carbon-phosphorus bond formation and hydrogen migration steps.