title: Synthesis and structural characterization of bimetallic iron-nickel carbido cluster complexes.
abstract: In acetonitrile solvent, Fe(5)(CO)(15)(mu(5)-C), 1, reacts with Ni(COD)(2) at room temperature to afford the iron-nickel complex Fe(5)Ni(NCMe)(CO)(15)(mu(6)-C), 3. The acetonitrile ligand in 3 can be replaced by CO and NH(3) to yield Fe(5)Ni(CO)(16)(mu(6)-C), 4, and Fe(5)Ni(NH(3))(CO)(15)(mu(6)-C), 6, respectively. When refluxed in acetonitrile solvent, compound 3 loses a vertex to form the square pyramidal Fe(4)Ni complex Fe(4)Ni(NCMe)(2)(CO)(12)(mu(5)-C), 7. Compound 7 readily converts to Fe(4)Ni(NCMe)(CO)(13)(mu(5)-C), 8, by losing one of its acetonitrile ligands. Addition of acetonitrile to 8 gives compound 7. When heated to 110 degrees C under an atmosphere of CO, both compounds 7 and 8 furnish the octahedral Fe(4)Ni(2) complex Fe(4)Ni(2)(CO)(15)(mu(6)-C), 9. All six compounds were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Burjor
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Captain