title: How innocent is thallium(I)? Corrected formulations of [Tl2Pd14(CO)9(PMe3)11][PF6]2 and [TlPd9(CO)9(PPh3)6][PF6] clusters previously reported as corresponding Au2Pd14 and AuPd9 clusters.
abstract: Two previously reported cationic clusters, Au(2)Pd(14) (1-Me) and AuPd(9) (2-Ph), obtained by similar reactions of CO/PR(3)-ligated Pd(0) clusters with in the presence of TlPF(6) are shown to be [Tl(2)Pd(14)(CO)(9)(PMe(3))(11)](2+) (1a-Me) and [TlPd(9)(CO)(9)(PPh(3))(6)](+) (2a-Ph), respectively. These clusters ([PF(6)](-) counterion) were prepared without the presence of gold by reactions of either Pd(10)(CO)(12)(PMe(3))(6) or Pd(10)(CO)(12)(PPh(3))(6) with TlPF(6) and characterized crystallographically and spectroscopically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, 53706, USA. mednikov@chem.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Evgueni G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Mednikov
authors.forename: Lawrence F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Dahl