Question

What is another method that can be used to avoid excessive heating/long reaction times when preparing substituted metal carbonyl complex?

Answer 1

Catalyst can be used to avoid excessive heating and long reaction time in preparing substituted metal carbonyls. types of catalyst can be:

1. photo-induced radical catalyst - light as a catalyst

Photochemical substitution that usually involves milder conditions. Also called photo-induced radical catalyst

For example: W(CO)₆ +THF - W(CO)₅(THF) +L - W(CO)₅L

THF is tetrahydrofuran and L=ligand

2. Electrocatalysis - Co labilization usinf electrochemical techniques

3. organic reagents as catalyst - such as sodiumdiphenyl ketyl in THF

4. transition metal catalyst - such as CoCl2

5. Phase transfer catalyst and etc1.