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Electron‐Sponge Behavior, Reactivity and Electronic Structures of Cobalt‐Centered Cubic Co 9 Te 6 (CO) 8 Clusters (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 12/2008)
Author(s) -
Bencharif Mustapha,
Cador Olivier,
Cattey Hélène,
Ebner Alexander,
Halet JeanFrançois,
Kahlal Samia,
Meier Walter,
Mugnier Yves,
Saillard JeanYves,
Schwarz Patrick,
Trodi Fatima Zohra,
Wachter Joachim,
Zabel Manfred
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200890029
Subject(s) - chemistry , cobalt , cluster (spacecraft) , crystallography , reactivity (psychology) , electrochemistry , protonation , cover (algebra) , electron , electron counting , ion , chalcogen , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , electrode , physics , organic chemistry , medicine , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , computer science , engineering , programming language
The cover picture shows an organometallic electron sponge and an elephant‐ear sponge in the background (photo by F. and J. Burek, National Marine Sanctuaries). The electronic flexibility of the cobalt‐centered cubic [Co 9 Te 6 (CO) 8 ] n cluster ([ 3 ] n ) in the central circle is expressed by differently charged states ( n = 1+ to 5–). Starting from the upper left corner of our graphic in a clockwise direction, neutral [Co 9 Te 6 (CO) 4 (PPh 3 ) 4 ], structurally diverse networks of [Ph 3 PNPPh 3 ][ 3 ] and [Ph 3 PNPPh 3 ] 2 [ 3 ] salts and the core of the [Co 9 Te 3 {ν 5 ‐Cp′ 2 Nb(CO)Te} 3 (CO) 8 ] cluster as a pseudo‐protonated representative of the [ 3 ] 3– anion are shown. Details of the structural, electrochemical and theoretical properties of these compounds are described in the article by J. Wachter et al. on page 1959 ff.