title: Synthesis and reactivity of a bis(disulfide)-bridged RuMo3S4 double-cubane cluster: a new family of nona- or decanuclear mixed-metal sulfide clusters with two RuMo3S4 units.
abstract: A bis(disulfide)-bridged RuMo3S4 double-cubane cluster [{(Cp*Mo)3(mu3-S)4Ru}(mu2-eta2:eta1-S2)]2[PF6]2 (2, Cp* = eta5-C5Me5) is readily available from cluster [(Cp*Mo)3(mu3-S)4RuH2(PPh3)][PF6] (1) and S8. The reactions of cluster 2 with [M(PPh3)4] (M = Pd, Pt) give rise to the formation of a new family of nona- or decanuclear mixed-metal sulfide clusters, [{(Cp*Mo)3(mu3-S)4Ru}2(mu3-S)2{Pd(S)(PPh3)}][PF6]2 (3), [{(Cp*Mo)3(mu3-S)4Ru}2(mu3-S)2{(Pd(PPh3))2(mu2-S)}][PF6]2 (4), and [{(Cp*Mo)3(mu3-S)4Ru}2(mu3-S)2{Pt(PPh3)2}][PF6]2 (5), with two RuMo3S4 cubane units, the structures of which have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
authors.forename: Izuru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dohki
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidai
mesh_terms: D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012428:Ruthenium; D008982:Molybdenum