Reductive coupling of metal triangles in sandwich complexes.
The one-electron reduction of [Pd3(C7H7)2(CH3CN)3][BF4]2 in acetonitrile resulted in the formation of the dimer dication [Pd6(C7H7)4(CH3CN)4][BF4]2, whose structure containing a novel bitriangle hexapalladium skeleton was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The dimer is stable in CD3CN at ambient temperature for several days but is highly air-sensitive. Similarly, the cycloheptatriene tripalladium complex [Pd3(C7H7R)2(CH3CN)3][BF4]2 (R = H, t-Bu) dimerized upon one-electron reduction. Both monomer and dimer of cycloheptatriene complexes were structurally determined by X-ray crystallographic analyses.
Murahashi
Tetsuro
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. tetsu@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Hashimoto
Yasuhiro
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Chiyoda
Koji
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Fujimoto
Mayu
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Uemura
Tomohito
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Inoue
Ryou
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Ogoshi
Sensuke
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Kurosawa
Hideo
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