INTERMOLECULAR C-F AND INTRAMOLECULAR C-H ACTIVATION REACTION OF [RE(ETA(5)-C5ME5)(CO)3] WITH HEXAFLUOROBENZENE - CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF [RE(ETA(6)-C5ME4CH2)(CO)2(C6F5)]

Photochemical reaction of [Re(eta5-C5Me5)(CO)3] with hexafluorobenzene yields [Re(eta6-C5Me4CH2)(CO)2(CrF5)] formed by insertion into a C-F bond Of C6F6 and concomitant insertion into a methyl C-H bond; the reactions of [Re(eta6-C5Me4CH2)(CO2)(C6F5)] with PMe3 and with HCl show that the (eta6-C5Me4CH2) ligand is subject to both nucleophilic and electrophilic attack.