Ru 4(CO) 8(μ-OOCAd) 4(PPh 3) 2: Phosphine derivative of an electron-deficient linear tetraruthenium cluster

Suat Ping Oh, Bo Yang Chor, Wai Yip Fan*, Yongxin Li, Weng Kee Leong

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Abstract

The reaction of Ru 3(CO) 12 with 1-adamantanecarboxylic acid afforded a purple solid with the formulation Ru 2(CO) 4(μ-OOCAd) 2 (Ad = 1-adamantyl). Reaction of this solid with PPh 3 gave Ru 4(CO) 8(μ-OOCAd) 4(PPh 3) 2, a 64-electron linear tetraruthenium cluster.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6774-6777
Number of pages4
JournalOrganometallics
Volume30
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 26 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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