Abstract
Thermolysis of a toluene solution containing [Fe
2W(CO)
10(μ
3-S)
2] (
1) and [(η
5-C
5H
5)W(CO)
3(CCPh)] (
2), at 80°C yields the mixed metal cluster [Fe
2(CO)
6(μ
3-S)
2W{(η
5-C
5H
5)W(CO)
3(CCPh)}
2] (
3). Structure of
3 has been established crystallographically. It consists of a triangular Fe
2W unit, each face of which is capped by a sulfido ligand. Each Fe atom bears three carbonyl groups. Two separate molecules of [(η
5-C
5H
5)W(CO)
3(CCPh)] are attached to the W atom of the Fe
2W core through the acetylide groups.
Thermolysis of a toluene solution containing [Fe
2W(CO)
10(μ
3-S)
2] (
1) and [(η
5-C
5H
5)W(CO)
3(CCPh)] (
2), at 80°C yields the mixed metal cluster [Fe
2(CO)
6(μ
3-S)
2W{(η
5-C
5H
5)W(CO)
3(CCPh)}
2] (
3). Structure of
3 has been established crystallographically. Its electrochemistry has been investigated.