Raft-like osmium- and ruthenium-antimony carbonyl clusters This article is dedicated to the late Lord Lewis of Newnham.

Ying Zhou Li, Weng Kee Leong*

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Abstract

The higher nuclearity raft-like cluster Os6(CO)20(μ-SbPh2)2, 5-Os, was isolated from the base hydrolysis of Os3(CO)11(SbPh2Cl), 1-Os. The ruthenium analogue, viz., Ru6(CO)20(μ-SbPh2)2, 5-Ru, was obtained from the reduction of Ru3(CO)12, 7-Ru, with the benzophenone ketyl radical followed by treatment with SbPh2Cl. These clusters undergo facile ligand substitution reactions with two-electron donors to afford the mono- and disubstituted derivatives M6(CO)20-n(μ-SbPh2)2(L)n, (M = Ru or Os; n = 1 (8) or 2 (9); L = PMe3 (a), PPh3 (b), or tBuNC (c)).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)217-225
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume812
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 15 2016
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • Antimony
  • Higher nuclearity carbonyl clusters
  • Osmium
  • Raft-like clusters
  • Ruthenium

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