Cluster formation assisted by alkyne ligands: synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [Co2W(µ-C2Et2)(µ-C4Et4)(CO)8]
Abstract
The tri(alkyne)monocarbonyltungsten complex [W(CO)(C2Et2)3] reacts with [Co2(CO)8] to form [Co2W(µ-C2Et2)(µ-C4Et4)(CO)8], the structure of which has been established by X-ray diffraction.