Synthesis of a hydrido octaruthenium cluster: X-ray analysis of [H2Ru8(CO)21]2–
Abstract
The new octanuclear ruthenium complex [(Ph3P)2N]2[H2Ru8(CO)21] has been obtained by reaction of [H4Ru4(CO)12] with sodium in refluxing bis-(2-methoxyethyl) ether; X-ray analysis shows a structure with a metallic skeleton based on face-to-face condensation of trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral units.