title: Syntheses, structural studies, photoelectron spectra and density functional theory calculations of the "pseudo" tetraphospha-metallocenes [M(eta-P2C3Bu(t)3)(2)], (M = Ni, Pd, Pt).
abstract: Syntheses and structural characterization of the complexes [M(eta-P(2)C(3)Bu(t)(3))(2)], (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) are described. The nickel compound has an 18-electron [Ni(eta(5)-P(2)C(3)Bu(t)(3))(eta(3)-P(2)C(3)Bu(t)(3))] structure, whereas the palladium and platinum compounds both have a 16-electron [M(eta(3)-P(2)C(3)Bu(t)(3))(2)] structure (M = Pd, Pt).The electronic structure is examined and discussed using both photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex, UK BN1 9QJ.
authors.forename: F Geoffrey N
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Cloke
authors.forename: Jennifer C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: D James
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wilson