Synthesis of (η⁶-1, 3, 5-Methylbenzene)tricarbonylmolybdenum(0)

Last Update: August 29, 2005

The procedure of Girolami et al.¹ is to be followed without modification.  You are to include a detailed analysis and discussion of the compound's IR spectrum as it relates to the its structure.

Reference

1. Girolami, G. S.; Rauchfuss, T. B. and Angelici, R. J. Synthesis and Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry: A Laboratory Manual 3^rd Ed.; University Science: Sausalito, CA, 1999, Experiment 16.

 

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