Abstract
A bulky cyclopentadienyl (Cp)-based trioxorhenium compound was developed for the catalytic deoxydehydration of vicinal diols to olefins. The 1,2,4-tri(tert-butyl)cyclopentadienyl trioxorhenium (2) catalyst was synthesised in a two-step synthesis procedure. Dirhenium decacarbonyl was converted into 1,2,4-tri(tert-butyl)cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl rhenium, followed by a biphasic oxidation with H2O2. These two new three-legged compounds with
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