Structure and Synthesis
The compound is prepared by reduction of bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese using triethylaluminium. The reduction is conducted under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide.
MMT is a so-called half-sandwich compound, or more specifically a piano-stool complex (since the three CO ligands are like the legs of a piano stool). The manganese atom in MMT is coordinated to three carbonyl groups as well as to the methylcyclopentadienyl ring. These hydrophobic organic ligands make MMT highly lipophilic.
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