The three benzylic methyl hydrogens of p -isopropyltoluene (cymene) are cleaved by ligating N(SiMe 2 CH 2 P t Bu 2 ) 2 - to [(cymene)OsCl 2 ] 2, to give a carbyne complex; its chemical reactivity with H 2, with CO, and with HC⋮CH are described.
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