title: Organometallic rhenium(III) chalcogenide clusters: coordination of N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: The preparation of rhenium based octahedral clusters containing N-heterocyclic carbenes is described. These represent the first examples of [M6(μ3-Q)8](n+) or [M6(μ3-X)8](n+) clusters to contain a carbene ligand of any type (NHC, Fischer or Schrock). Surprisingly, the NHC ligands attenuate their luminescent properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4160, USA. lfszcze@ilstu.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.forename: Wade B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Daniel N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Lisa F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Szczepura