A non-classical hydrogen bond in the molybdenum arene complex [eta(6)-C6H5C6H3(Ph)OH]Mo(PMe3)(3): evidence that hydrogen bonding facilitates oxidative addition of the O-H bond

Abstract

Mo(PMe3)(6) reacts with 2,6-Ph2C6H3OH to give the eta(6)-arene complex [eta(6)-C6H5C6H3(Ph)OH]Mo(PMe3)(3) which exhibits a non-classical Mo...H-OAr hydrogen bond; DFT calculations indicate that the hydrogen bonding interaction facilitates oxidative addition of the O-H bond to give [eta(6),eta(1)- C6H5C6H3(Ph)O]Mo(PMe3)(2)H.