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Reactions of [CpCo(PPh3)2](Cp=η5-cyclopentadienyl) with conjugated diacetylenes were investigated in terms of the synthesis of π-conjugated organometallic polymers. The reaction of an α,β-diyne, PhCCCCPh, gave three geometric isomers of dialkynylcobaltacyclopentadienes, 1a-c, and an insoluble polymeric product, 1d. A 2,4-dialkynyl complex, 2, and a 2,5-dialkynyl complex, 3, were obtained solely from Me3SiCCCCSiMe3 and MeCCCCMe, respectively. 1,1′-Bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)-4,4′-biphenyl afforded two isomers of 1,3-dialkynylcyclobutadiene complexes, 4a and 4b. The stability of the one-electron oxidized forms of the cobalacyclopentadiene and cyclobutadiene complexes was examined by cyclic voltammetry.

Iron-nta(nitrilotriacetate) solution induces severe nephrotoxicity and high accidence of renal carcinoma in rats and mice, however, the effect by an iron-pac(2-aminomethylpyridine-N,N-diacetate) solution is negligible. These facts were interpreted in terms of different reactivity of the two compounds toward hydrogen peroxide.