Abstract
Reduction of VCl 2 (Nacnac) (Nacnac = HC(C(Me)NC 6 H 3 -iPr 2 ) 2 ) with KC 8 in toluene leads to the formation of a toluene-bridged inverted-sandwich divanadium(i) complex, (μ-η 6 :η 6 -C 7 H 8 )[V(Nacnac)] 2 , which behaves as a source of V(Nacnac) and a multi-electron reductant in the two reactions studied in this report. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.