Reactivity of metal hydrides with CO₂: going beyond formate with a high-valent cationic pentahydride Mo(vi) complex

Abstract

The cationic molybdenum pentahydride complex [MoH5(depe)2]+ (depe = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane) is shown to undergo two consecutive reactions with carbon dioxide. In the initial, room-temperature process, classical insertion of CO2 into a...