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Treatment oftrans-[Mo(CNMe)2(PMe2Ph)4] andme-[W(CNMe)3(PMe2Ph)3] with sulphuric or hydrochloric acids in methanol or ethanol, or in methanol alone, under irradiation, gives methylamine, ammonia and hydrocarbons (mainly methane). The complex [W2(CNMe)4(μ-CNHMe)2(PMe2Ph)4]2+ cation has been obtained by the treatment ofmer-[W(CNMe)3(PMe2Ph3] with H2SO4 or [Et2OH][BF4] and gives methylamine, ammonia and methane on further acid treatment.
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Pombeiro, A.J.L., Richards, R.L. Reactions oftrans-[Mo(CNMe)2(PMe2Ph)4] andmer-[W(CNMe)3(PMe2Ph)3] complexes with methanol and with mineral acids to give amines, ammonia and hydrocarbons. Transition Met Chem 5, 281–284 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01396938
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