“…Benzene- d 6 was dried over sodium/benzophenone ketyl and degassed before use. The complexes CpFe(CO) 2 Bcat, Cp*Fe(CO) 2 Bcat ( 1d ), [Cp*Fe(CO) 2 ] 2 , [Cp*Ru(CO) 2 ] 2 , , Cp*Ru(CO) 2 H, Cp*W(CO) 3 H, Cp*Mo(CO) 3 H, Li[Cp*W(CO) 2 PMe 3 ], Cl[Bcat( t Bu) 2 ], ClBS 2 Tol, PhBS 2 Tol, , 3,5-dimethylcatechol, and PXy 3 70 were prepared according to literature procedures. All other chemicals were used as received from commercial suppliers.…”