Decarbonylation Products of Binuclear Methylphosphinidene Complexes of Cyclopentadienyliron Carbonyls: Triplet and Quintet Structures Are Favored Energetically over Singlet Structures with Iron–Iron Multiple Bonding

• Oleg Rudenco,
• Alexandru Lupan,
• Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu,
• R. Bruce King

Affiliations

Oleg Rudenco

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Alexandru Lupan

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

R. Bruce King

Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States