Lachlan J. Watson

In-flow photochemical methods allow the convenient synthesis ‘on-demand’ of ubiquitous tetrahydrofuran organometallic solvento complexes, e.g. , [M(THF)(CO)5] (M = Cr, Mo, W) and [M(THF)(CO)2(η-L)] (M = Mn, Re; L = C5H5, C5H4Me, C 5 Me 5 ).