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[W(CO)3(η 6-C60)] has been synthesized by sunlight irradiation of a benzene solution of C60 and W(CO)6 or [W(CO)3(η 6-C6H6)] as a red-brown solid. This compound has been characterized by elemental analysis and by FAB mass spectroscopy (parent ion peak centred at 988 (30%)). Chemical reactivity and IR spectroscopy indicate a hexahapto mode of bonding in this complex according to the 18-electron rule. XPS and cyclic voltammetric data support the electron acceptor/donor properties of bonded C60 and the electron donor/acceptor properties of W(CO)3 moiety respectively in this compound.
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Roy, S., Sarkar, S. Sunlight induced synthesis of tricarbonylhexahaptobuckminsterfullerenetungsten. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 108, 59–64 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872518
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