Alkyl-transition metal compounds

The interaction of tri(2,2,-dideutero-4-phenylbutyl)chromium and -iron with 1,7-octadiene and 3-phenylpropene, respectively, results in the formation of hydrogenation products (deutero-2-octene and 1,2-dideutero-3-phenylpropane) and isomerization products. These results prove the intermolecular transfer of hydrogen (deuterium) from the β-position of an alkyl group bonded to the metal to diene (olefin)...