The reaction of [Cp'
2Nb(Te
2)H] (
1) (Cp' =
tBuC
5H
4) with [Fe
2(CO)
9] gives [{Cp'
2NbH(Te)
2}Fe
2(CO)
6] (
2). Compound
2 reacts with [Cr(CO)
5THF] to give[{Cp'
2NbH(Te)
2Fe
2(CO)
6}·Cr(CO)
5] (
3) in nearly quantitative yield. The crystal structure of
3 reveals that theFe
2(CO)
6 unit in this complex (and consequently in
2) isinserted in a perpendicular manner into the originalNbTe
2 moiety of
1, while the incoming Cr(CO)
5 fragmentis attached at the central Te atom and in vicinity (
vic)to the Nb-H moiety.
1H NMR investigations of solutionsof
3 at -80
C show that only the sterically crowded
vic-
3has been separated by recrystallization. At -60
C arapid exchange is observed for the ring protons, whichmay be explained by rotation of the Cp' rings aroundthe Cp'-Nb axes. Above 0
C an additional set of C
5H
4,
tBu, and NbH resonances appears, which may be assigned to migration of the Cr(CO)
5 fragment from thecentral to the lateral Te atom. The resulting
opp-
3 is ina 55:45 equilibrium with
vic-
3 at 20
C.