Organometallic clusters containing oxygen atoms: (η-C5H5)5(O)V6(µ3-O)8 and {(η-C5H5)5V6(µ-3-O)8}2(µ-O), two further derivatives of octahedral (η-C5H5)6V6(µ3-O)8
Abstract
Oxidation of (η-C5H5)2V with C5H5NO in toluene gives (η-C5H5)4V4(µ3-O)4 and (η-C5H5)5(O)V6(µ3-O)8(1) whereas oxidation with Me3NO gives {(η-C5H5)5V6(µ3-O)8}2{(µ-O)2V(η-C5H5)(NMe3)2} and {(η-C5H5)5V6(µ3-O)8}2(µ-O)(2); the structures of (1) and (2) have been established by X-ray crystallography.