Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Pyrolytic transformation of the complex Cp2Mo2(CO)4(dmad) (Cp=cyclopentadienyl, dmad=dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate) under hydrogen at 550 °C gives, after a passivation step, Mo2C with an excess of carbon and oxygen. These impurities can be withdrawn with an appropriate reductive post-treatment. Based on thermogravimetric analyses and pyrolysis mass spectroscopy performed on the precursor, a preliminary decomposition scheme has been proposed. © 1993 Chapman & Hall.