Heterometallic cubane-type clusters containing group 13 and 16 elements

✍ Scribed by Geetharani, K.; Bose, Shubhankar Kumar; Ghosh, Sundargopal

• Book ID: 118230797
• Publisher: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 459 KB
• Volume: 84
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-4545
• DOI: 10.1351/pac-con-11-10-17

✦ Synopsis

Heterometallic cubane-type clusters were synthesized from the reaction of group 6 and 8 metallaboranes using transition-metal carbonyl compounds. Structural and spectroscopic study revealed the existence of novel “capped-cubane” geometry. In addition, the crystal structure of these clusters distinctly confirms the presence of boride unit as one of the vertices. These clusters possess 60 cluster valence electrons (cve) and six metal–metal bonds. A plausible pathway for the formation of ruthenium-capped cubane has been described.