Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1983 · 29 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCarbonyl ChemistryCarbonyl ComplexesCatalyst SynthesisCluster ChemistryCluster CompoundsElectron Transfer ReactionsCluster CarbonylsCluster DesignCluster ReactivityCluster SynthesisElectron TransferMetal-carbonyl ClustersMolecular Metal ClustersTransition Metal Clusters
Electron transfer catalysed reaction between metal carbonyl clusters and metal-centred nucleophiles offer a facile new method of cluster synthesis; the synthesis of the clusters RCCo2M(cp)(CO)8(R = Me, Ph, H, M = Cr, Mo, W) and RCCo2Fe(cp)(CO)7(cp =η5-cyclopentadienyl) are gives as examples.