Synthesis and Characterization of
(Cp*Ru)3Co(CO)2(μ3-CO)B3H3 (Cp* = η5-C5Me5):  A
Metallaborane with Cubane Cluster Structure

Lei, Xinjian; Shang, Maoyu; Fehlner, Thomas P.

doi:10.1021/om000633m.s001

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Synthesis and Characterization of (CpRu)₃Co(CO)₂(μ₃-CO)B₃H₃ (Cp = η⁵-C₅Me₅): A Metallaborane with Cubane Cluster Structure

journal contribution

posted on 2000-09-26, 00:00 authored by Xinjian Lei, Maoyu Shang, Thomas P. Fehlner

Addition of a cobalt carbonyl fragment to (Cp*Ru)₃(μ-H)₂B₃H₆ leads to hydrogen loss and formation of the highly condensed (Cp*Ru)₃Co(CO)₂(μ₃-CO)B₃H₃ cluster. Viewed as a 60-electron tetranuclear metal cluster with six M−M bonds, it completes the series: 64-electron (CpCo)₄B₄H₄ with four M−M bonds; 68-electron (CpNi)₄B₄H₄ with two M−M bonds.