Abstract
In this review the synthetic and structural chemistry of osmium and ruthenium clusters is described with emphasis on the studies carried out during the 1980s and 1990s when research in the area was prolific. The methods of cluster synthesis are discussed as are the techniques used to characterise the complexes. The electron counting methods that are used to predict and rationalise the cluster structures are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on the synthetic methods used to build high nuclearity carbonyl clusters of osmium and ruthenium, namely vacuum pyrolysis, the linking of cluster fragments with bridging ligands, and the development of methodologies used to build higher nuclearity mixed-metal clusters.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 122979 |
| Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
| Volume | 1005 |
| Early online date | 14 Dec 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2024 |
Funding
PRR is grateful to the late Lord Lewis and Professor Brian Johnson for his time working in the Lewis/Johnson group in Cambridge, and to all the members of the group who were involved in developing such diverse and exciting chemistry and for providing a stimulating research environment. The contributions made and enthusiasm shown by Professor Wing-Tak Wong are remembered particularly fondly at this time of celebration.
Keywords
- Carbonyls
- Cluster synthesis
- Osmium
- Ruthenium
- Transition metal clusters
- X-ray crystal structures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry