Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.42, No.2, 258-260, 2003
Tantalizing chemistry of the half-sandwich silylhydride complexes of niobium: Identification of likely intermediates on the way to agostic complexes
Reactions of the compound [NbCp(ArN)(PMe3)(2)] with chlorosilanes HSiRR'Cl give a series of silyl complexes [NbCp(ArN)(PMe3)(H)-(SiRR'Cl)] and [NbCp(ArN)(PMe3)(Cl)(SiRR'H)] which are likely intermediates to the agostic complexes [NbCp(ArN(RR'Si-2-H...))- ((PM3)(Cl)].