Syntheses of Ir4(CO)6(η5-C5Me4H)2 and Ir7(μ3-CO)3(CO)12(η5-C5Me5) from pentametallic molybdenum-iridium cluster precursors

Junhong Fu; Michael D. Randles; Alan L. Criddle; Graeme J. Moxey; Torsten Schwich; Robert Stranger; Marie P. Cifuentes; Mark G. Humphrey

doi:10.1002/ejic.201500188

Syntheses of Ir₄(CO)₆(η⁵-C₅Me₄H)₂ and Ir₇(μ₃-CO)₃(CO)₁₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅) from pentametallic molybdenum-iridium cluster precursors

Junhong Fu
, Michael D. Randles
, Alan L. Criddle
, Graeme J. Moxey
, Torsten Schwich
, Robert Stranger
, Marie P. Cifuentes
, Mark G. Humphrey^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Reaction of Mo₂Ir₃(μ-CO)₃(CO)₆(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅) with Ir(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅Me₄H) afforded the four-valence-electron-deficient butterfly cluster Ir₄(CO)₆(η⁵-C₅Me₄H)₂; its stability has been rationalized with the aid of density functional theory calculations, which suggest that significant additional intracluster bonding alleviates the formal electron deficiency. Reaction of MoIr₄(CO)₁₀(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁵-C₅Me₅) with [N(PPh₃)₂][Ir(CO)₄] afforded the capped octahedral cluster Ir₇(μ₃-CO)₃(CO)₁₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅), which possesses three semi-face-capping CO ligands. These outcomes demonstrate that heterometallic clusters may serve as a potential source of new homometallic clusters following appropriate M-M′ cleavage.

Reactions of molybdenum-iridium clusters with iridium-containing reagents afforded new homometallic clusters. Ir₇(μ₃-CO)₃(CO)₁₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅) possesses three semi-face-capping CO ligands, while Ir₄(CO)₆(η⁵-C₅Me₄H) is formally very electron-deficient; theoretical studies suggest stabilization by significant intracluster multiple Ir-Ir bonding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2587-2591
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	2015
Issue number	15
Early online date	27 Apr 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201500188
Publication status	Published - May 2015

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Syntheses of Ir₄(CO)₆(η⁵-C₅Me₄H)₂ and Ir₇(μ₃-CO)₃(CO)₁₂(η⁵-C₅Me₅) from pentametallic molybdenum-iridium cluster precursors

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