Oxidatively Induced Substitution Reactions of Transition Metal Organometallic Compounds

Oxidation, both chemical and anodic, can induce substitutions, bond-breaking and making, rearrangements, and coupling reactions of organometallic compounds. In some cases the processes are catalytic. This article reviews the recent literature on oxidatively induced substitutions and briefly describes a novel case of induced halogen substitution in bis(cydopentadienyl)molybdenum dihalides (Cp2MoX2) by solvent as well as the importance of the 17-electron radical cation [Cp2MoX2]+. as an intermediate in the catalytic oxidation of tripheny1 phosphine.