
%0 Journal Article
%A Dickson, RS 
%A Michel, LJ 
%T The reactions of linear conjugated diynes with Dicarbonyl(&#951;-cyclopentadienyl)- cobalt and -rhodium
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1975/02/01
%V 28
%N 2
%P 285-298
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9750285
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9750285 
%X The reactions of (&#951;-C5H5)Co(CO)2 with the diynes hexa-2,4-diyne and 1,4- diphenylbutadiyne give three isomers of the cyclopentadienone complexes (C5H5)Co[(RC2C2R)2CO], R = Me or Ph, and two isomers of the tris-alkyne complexes (C5H5)2Co2(RC2C2R)3CO, R = Me or Ph. Organic products of formula (RC2C2R)3, R = Me or Ph, (MeC2C2Me)5, and (PhC2C2Ph)3CO have been isolated also. Two isomers of (RC2C2R), were separated and were identified as the 1,2,4-(R)3-3,5,6-(C2R)3- and the 1,3,5-(R)3-2,4,6-(C2R)3-benzenes. The compound (PhC2C2Ph)3CO is believed to be tris(phenylethynly)triphenylcycloheptatrienone, and (MeC2C2Me)5 is probably a polycyclic aromatic compound. Thermal degradation of the complexes (C5H5)2CO2(RC2C2R)3CO gives the substituted benzenes (RC2C2R)3.     The reaction of (&#951;-C5H5)Rh(CO)2 and hexa-2,4-diyne gives the cyclopentadienone complex(C5H5)Rh[(MeC2C2Me)2CO] and the cycloheptatrienone complex (C5H5)Rh[(MeC2C2Me)3CO].Two isomers of the substituted benzene (MeC2C2Me)3 were obtained also. 
