Octahedral molybdenum cluster cyanide complexes with selenide and halide ligands in the cluster core

Yuri V. Mironov, Vladimir N. Ikorskii, Vladimir E. Fedorov, James A. Ibers*

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Abstract

Two new octahedral molybdenum cluster cyanide complexes with mixed selenide/halide ligands in the cluster core, Cs5[Mo 6Se3.6Cl4.4(CN)6] (1) and Cs 5[Mo6Se3.4Br4.6(CN)6] (2), have been synthesized by the reaction of Mo6Cl12 or Mo6Br12 with an aqueous solution of Cs2Se 3, and then with an aqueous solution of KCN. Both compounds have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The compounds are isostructural and crystallize in the trigonal space group P3c1 with two formula units per unit cell. The unit cell dimensions at 153 K are a = 9.8895(9) Å, c = 19.395(3) Å, V = 1642.7(3) Å3 (1) and a = 9.9805(9) Å, c = 19.763(2) Å, V = 1704.9(3) Å3 (2).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)214-217
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 7 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chalcohalide
  • Clusters
  • Cyanide
  • Molybdenum
  • Solid-state structures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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