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At low temperature and pressure, a gas-phase reaction can occur between iron atoms and t...

At low temperature and pressure, a gas-phase reaction can occur between iron atoms and toluene. The product, a rather unstable sandwich compound, reacts with ethylene to give compound X . Compound X decomposes at room temperature to liberate ethylene; at –20 °C it reacts with P(OCH3)3 to give Fe(toluene)[P(OCH3)3]2. Suggest a structure for compound X . (See U. Zenneck, W. Frank, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. , 1986 , 25 , 831.)

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