Abstract
The new bimetallic Fe-Ni carbide containing cluster complex, Fe4Ni(Cp)2(CO)10(μ5-C), 4 was afforded by metal-metal exchange and metal cluster rearrangement processes in the reaction of Fe5(μ5-C)(CO)15, 1, with NiCp2 at 80 °C. A minor product Fe5(Cp)2(CO)10(μ5-C), 5, was also obtained from this reaction which contains no nickel and is a di-Cp substituted derivative of 1. Both compounds were characterized by a combination of IR, 1H NMR, mass spectrometry, elemental and single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Compound 4 consists of an open Fe4Ni(μ5-C) cluster framework with a carbide ligand where one iron atom bridges a butterfly arrangement of one nickel and three iron atoms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 695-705 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Cluster Science |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Bimetallic clusters
- Carbide ligand
- Iron
- Nickel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Biochemistry