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Polymetallic Complexes: Complexation of the Triangular Faces of Clusters by the Tripod Ligand, HC(PPh 2 ) 3
Author(s) -
Arduini Anita A.,
Bahsoun Ali A.,
Osborn John A.,
Voelker Christian
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198010241
Subject(s) - tripod (photography) , chemistry , ligand (biochemistry) , cluster (spacecraft) , yield (engineering) , crystallography , stereochemistry , physics , receptor , computer science , thermodynamics , optics , programming language , biochemistry
Stabilization of the M 4 cluster in M 4 (CO) 12 carbonyl complexes by the “tripod” ligand HC(PPh 2 ) 3 is accomplished in almost quantitative yield with elimination of 3 CO. In the case of Co 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 , the ligand adds only to the CoRh 2 faces (and not to the Co 2 Rh faces).