Synthesis and characterization of linked alkyne-bridging Co₂C₂ tetrahedral clusters and expansion reactions of (Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOC))₂R with Fe₃(CO)₁₂

Abstract

Two new linked alkyne-bridging tetrahedral carbonyl clusters containing Co₂C₂ Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOC(CH₂)₃COOCH₂CCH-μ)Co₂(CO)₆, 1, and Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOC(CH₂)₈COOCH₂CCH-μ)Co₂(CO)₆, 2, have been prepared by reactions of two dipropargyl esters (HC≡CCH₂OOC)₂R (R = (CH₂)₃, (CH₂)₈) with Co₂(CO)₈. Expansion reactions of 1 and Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOCCOOCH₂CCH-μ)Co₂(CO)₆, 3, with Fe₃(CO)₁₂ give two new mixed-metal linked clusters Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOC(CH₂)₃COOCH₂CCH-μ,η⁴)Co₂Fe₂(CO)₁₂, 4, and Co₂(CO)₆(μ-HCCCH₂OOCCOOCH₂CCH-μ,η⁴)Co₂Fe₂(CO)₁₂, 5. The new clusters were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H-NMR and ESI-MS analysis.

Keywords:

• Alkyne-bridging
• Linked cobalt-iron cluster
• Expansion reaction

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the National Science Foundation of China (20561002) and the Education Department of Inner Mongulia Autonomous Region (NJ04079) and the “513” project of Inner Mongulia University for financial support of this work.