Ar. Dias et al., Synthesis and crystal structure of the novel trimanganese tetrathiolate incomplete cubane: [Mo(eta(5)-C5H5)(2)(H)CO][Mn-3(CO)(9)(mu-SC6H5)(4)], J ORGMET CH, 620(1-2), 2001, pp. 276-281
An unexpected trimanganese(I) tetrathiolate-bridged complex, [Mn-3(CO)(9)(m
u -SC6H5)(4)](-), with an incomplete cubane structure, was obtained by ther
mal reaction of [Mn-2(CO)(10)] with [Mo(eta (5)-C5H5)(2)(SC6H5)(2)]. The st
ructure, established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, shows the
cation, [Mo(eta (5)-C(5)H5)(2)(H)CO](+), directed towards the vacant site
of the cubane structure. Possible routes by which the anion and the cation
could be formed are discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights re
served.