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Heterometallic cubane-type clusters [M'Mo3S4] (M' = Au, Ag and Cu): synthesis, structures and electrochemical
Pingping Chen1, Yanhui Chen, Yuhan Zhou
1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116012, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The heterometallic cubane-type clusters [(Cp*Mo)(3)(mu(3)-S)(4)Au(PR(3))][PF(6)][X] (Cp* = eta(5)-C(5)Me(5); 2a: R = Ph, X = BF(4); 2b: R = Cy, X = PF(6); 2c: R = (t)Bu, X = PF(6)), [(Cp*Mo)(3)(mu(3)-S)(4)Ag(PPh(3))][PF(6)][OTf] (3, OTf = OSO(2)CF(3)) and [(Cp*Mo)(3)(mu(3)-S)(4)CuI][PF(6)] (4) have been prepared by the reaction of [(Cp*Mo)(3)(mu(2)-S)(3)(mu(3)-S)][PF(6)] (1) with complexes [(R(3)P)Au][X], [(Ph(3)P)Ag][OTf] and CuI, respectively. These clusters have been spectroscopically and crystallographically characterized. In addition, the electrochemical properties of clusters 2a, 2b, 2c and 4 are also discussed.
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