A transition metal-gallium cluster formed via insertion of "GaI"

Toby J Blundell; Laurence J Taylor; Andrew J Valentine; William Lewis; Alexander J Blake; Jonathan McMaster; Deborah L Kays

doi:10.1039/d0cc03559a

A transition metal-gallium cluster formed via insertion of "GaI"

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jul 21;56(58):8139-8142. doi: 10.1039/d0cc03559a.

Authors

Toby J Blundell¹, Laurence J Taylor¹, Andrew J Valentine¹, William Lewis², Alexander J Blake¹, Jonathan McMaster¹, Deborah L Kays¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. [email protected].
² The University of Sydney, F11 Eastern Ave, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

PMID: 32691803
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03559a

Abstract

The reaction between a two-coordinate Co(ii) diaryl complex and "GaI" affords 2,6-Pmp2C6H3CoGa3I5, in a new geometry for a heavier group 13-transition metal cluster. Experimental and computational investigations show that this compound is best described as a nido metalla-group 13 cluster.