p-tert-Butyltetrathiatetramercaptocalix[4]arene as a sulfur-rich platform for molybdenum, tungsten and nickel.
p-tert-Butyltetrathiatetramercaptocalix[4]arene, [S(4)Calix(Bu(t))(SH)(4)], reacts with Mo(PMe(3))(6), W(PMe(3))(4)(eta(2)-CH(2)PMe(2))H and Ni(PMe(3))(4) to yield molybdenum, tungsten and nickel compounds in a sulfur-rich coordination environment.
Buccella
Daniela
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Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Parkin
Gerard
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