Synthesis and characterization of (η5-C5Me5)W(NO)I2, a monomeric, formally 16-electron complex
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The compound (η5-C5Me5)W(NO)I2 has been prepared by treating (η5-C5Me5)W(NO)(CO)2 with I2. A single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis establishes that the formally 16-electron complex possesses a monomeric, three-legged piano stool molecular structure in the solid state. Solution molecular weight measurements also indicate no significant degree of association of the compound.