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[Co(η 5 ‐P 5 ){η 2 ‐P 2 H(mes)}] 2− : A Phospha‐Organometallic Complex Obtained by the Transition‐Metal‐Mediated Activation of the Heptaphosphide Trianion
Author(s) -
Knapp Caroline M.,
Westcott Bethan H.,
Raybould Melissa A. C.,
McGrady John E.,
Goicoechea Jose M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201203980
Subject(s) - group 2 organometallic chemistry , cobalt , transition metal , chemistry , yield (engineering) , cluster (spacecraft) , metal , crystallography , physics , molecule , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , computer science , programming language , thermodynamics
A carbon copy : The chemical activation of the heptaphosphide trianion with [Co(PEt 2 Ph) 2 (mes) 2 ] (see picture; 1 ) yields the novel phospha‐organometallic complex [Co(η 5 ‐P 5 ){η 2 ‐P 2 H(mes)}] 2− ( 2 ). The reaction product maintains the nuclearity of the parent cluster, but extensive cage fragmentation takes place to yield a diamagnetic “inorganometallic” cobalt complex.