Novel co-ordination modes for bimetallic HgCo and HgMo fragments when bonded to clusters; X-ray crystal structure of RuCo3(µ-CO)3(CO)9[µ3-HgCo(CO)4]
Abstract
Hexametallic clusters have been prepared and characterized in which the Hg–Co(CO)4 or Hg–Mo(CO)3(η-C5H5) fragment is µ3-bonded below the C03 face of the MCo3(M = Fe, Ru) tetrahedral precursor species; the structure of RuCo3(µ-CO)3(CO)9[µ3-HgCo(CO)4] has been determined by X-ray diffraction.