Alkyne polymerizations initiated by µ-alkylidene complexes of tungsten. X-Ray crystal structure of a chain-carrier intermediate
Abstract
The µ-alkylidene complex (1) W2(CO)9(C5H8) reacts with but-2-yne to give a new chain-carrier complex (2) by insertion of the monomer into the µ-alkylidene bridge and complex (1) catalytically reacts with terminal alkynes to give polyalkynes in good yields.