Novel redox-active ruthenium cluster crown compounds capable of host–guest chemistry

Abstract

The new redox-active cluster compounds [Ru₆C(CO)₁₄(η⁶-C₆H₄C₈H₁₆O₅)] and [Ru₆C(CO)₁₄(η⁶-C₆H₄C₁₀H₂₀O₆)] have been synthesised by direct reaction of the aryl crown ether with the hexaruthenium carbido cluster [Ru₆C(CO)₁₇] and display host–guest type behaviour with cations Na⁺ and NH₄⁺ both spectroscopically and electrochemically.

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