A traditional synthetic method, and a new structural motif, for molybdenum-gold clusters: synthesis and solid-state structure of Au8{Mo(CO)5}4(PPh3)4

Roberto Della Pergola; Luigi Garlaschelli; Maria Carlotta Malatesta; Carlo Manassero; Mario Manassero

doi:10.1021/ic060524l

A traditional synthetic method, and a new structural motif, for molybdenum-gold clusters: synthesis and solid-state structure of Au8{Mo(CO)5}4(PPh3)4

Inorg Chem. 2006 Oct 16;45(21):8465-7. doi: 10.1021/ic060524l.

Authors

Roberto Della Pergola¹, Luigi Garlaschelli, Maria Carlotta Malatesta, Carlo Manassero, Mario Manassero

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze dell' Ambiente e del Territorio, Università di Milano Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 17029350
DOI: 10.1021/ic060524l

Abstract

The neutral cluster [Au8Mo4(CO)20(PPh3)4] was synthesized in low yield from [AuCl(PPh3)] and [Mo2(CO)10]2- in acetonitrile at room temperature. The cluster was characterized by X-ray analysis, IR, and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Its solid-state structure consists of four Au(3)Mo tetrahedral units, fused by four Au atoms in a ring. The average bond lengths are Au-Au 2.77 Angstrom and Mo-Au 2.93 Angstrom. The internal angles of the planar square ring are very close to 90 degrees.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetonitriles
Gold Compounds / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
Molecular Conformation
Molybdenum / chemistry*

Substances

Acetonitriles
Gold Compounds
Molybdenum
acetonitrile