Tricarbonylrhenium(I)(α-diimine) complexes are of importance because of their strong cytotoxic and fluorescence properties. Syntheses of such complexes were achieved through a two-step process. First, the pentylcarbonato complexes, fac-(CO)₃(α-diimine)ReOC(O)OC₅H₁₁ were synthesized through a microwave-assisted reaction of Re₂(CO)₁₀, α-diimine, 1-pentanol and CO₂ in a few hours. Second, the pentylcarbonato complexes are treated with carboxylic, sulfonic and halo acids to obtain the corresponding carboxylato, sulfonato and halido complexes. This is the first example of conversion of Re₂(CO)₁₀ into a rhenium carbonyl complex through microwave-assisted reaction.

三羰基hen（I）（α-二亚胺）络合物具有很强的细胞毒性和荧光特性，因此非常重要。这种复合物的合成是通过两步过程完成的。首先，通过Re ₂（CO）₁₀，α-二亚胺，1-戊醇和CO的微波辅助反应合成了戊基碳酸盐络合物fac-（CO）₃（α-二亚胺）ReOC（O）OC ₅ H _11。2在几个小时内。其次，用羧酸，磺酸和卤代酸处理戊基碳酸酯络合物，以获得相应的羧基，磺酸根和卤代络合物。这是Re ₂（CO）₁₀转化的第一个示例 通过微波辅助反应生成羰基rh络合物