Sarah Yeuk-Wah Hung and Wing-Tak Wong
The anionic triosmium cluster [N(PPh3)2][Os3(µ-H)(CO)11] reacts with [Rh(nbd)Cl)2 (nbd = norbornadiene) in the presence of AgPF6 to give two new high-nuclearity osmium–rhodium clusters [Os12Rh9(CO)44(µ3-Cl)] 1 and [Os4Rh3(µ3-H)(CO)14(µ3-CO)(η4-C7H8)2] 2 in moderate yields.