Synthesis of mercury-linked ruthenium clusters: the X-ray structure of the new cluster dianion [{Ru₆C(CO)₁₆}₂Hg]^2–and the cluster [{Ru₅C(CO)₁₄(µ-Cl)}₂Hg₂Cl₂]

Reaction of Ru3(CO)12 with but-2-yn-1,4-diol in CH3OH/KOH solution. Crystal structure of (μ-Cl)Ru3(CO)9[μ3-η4-H2CCC(H)CH2]

“…In addition a number of homo- [14] and hetero-nuclear [15] tetrametallic complexes are known. Finally, pentanuclear [16] and more complex structures [17] such as Os 5 (CO) 18 (CNBu t ) 2 Cl 2 (with terminal chlorines) [18] have been reported. Other reactions of Ru 3 (CO) 12 with Cl À are known: these lead to different products, ranging from the [Ru 3 (CO) 11 Cl] À anion [19] to binuclear [20] and cluster complexes [21] containing also organic moieties.…”

Heterometallic Mercury Compounds: Classification and Analysis of Crystallographical and Structural Data

“…Of the sixteen CO groups about each Ru 6 unit, twelve are terminally bonded and four form asymmetric bridges. The structure of another red bimetallic cluster Hg g Co 6 (CO) 18 [141] is shown in Figure 9. The metal framework is a rectangular trigonal prism with the Co atoms at each corner and a Hg atom at the midpoint of each edge.…”

“…The central Hg(l) atom lies on a crystallographic inversion centre, so that the Fe(1)-Hg(1)-Fe(1') angle is exactly 180°. In the second example [138] the metal frame has approximately D 2d symmetry in a centred The bimetallic red HgRu 12 cluster [141 ] consists of twodistorted Ru 6 C(CO) 16 octahedra linked by two edge-related ruthenium atoms to a central mercury atom. Each of these two octahedra contain an interstitial carbon atom.…”

Medium- and High-nuclearity Clusters of Ruthenium and Osmium

“…351 (110) has also been mercurated. 303 Reaction of Os 6 (CO) 18 (98) with ethene gives O S 6 ( J L I 5 -C)(^3-Ti 2 -MeC 2 Me)(CO) 16 (122) and Os 6 (^4-CMe)(fi 3 -CMe)(CO) 16 291 The only report of carbido clusters with sulfur ligands is from the reaction of (109) with EtSH, which gives H 2 Ru 6 C(CO), 5 (SEt)2 and Ru 6 (u-HXfi 5 -C)(u-SEt) 3 (CO) 15 (125) by opening up the octahedral core. 215 Reaction of [Ru 6 (m-C)(u-CO) 3 (CO) 13 ] 2~ (110) with phenylselenenyl chloride gives [Ru 6 (ji 6 -C)(CO) 15 (SePh)]"; the latter has been aurated.…”

“…300 15 (10) with HX gives HRu 5 C(CO) 15 X (X = Br, Cl, I) 7 * 301 whose structure was shown to be similar to (18) by spectroscopic means. Auration 86 ' 302 and mercuration 303 ' 304 have also been carried out. Os 5 (u-H)(u5-C)(u-NC 5 H 4 )(CO) 14 (21) is obtained in low yield from the pyrolysis of Os 3 (CO) n (py).…”