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Syntheses and characterizations of cluster compounds with MoFe3Se4 cubane-like core

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The reaction system of [Et4N]2MoSe4, FeCI2 and R2NCS2Na in DMF-CH3CN at ambient temperature yielded the Mo-Fe-Se cluster compounds MoFe3Se4(μ−R2NCS2)2(R2NCS2)4 (R2=Me2(1), Et2(2), C4H8(3)) with MoFe3Se4 core. X-ray diffraction analyses of2 revealed that the molecular structure contains a distorted cubane like M4Se4 core with two bridged and four chelated Et2NCS −2 ligands. The cyclic voltammetric studies of the compounds showed the reversible multielectron-transfer sequence.

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    Zhang Qianfeng, Cao Rong, Hong Maochun, Liu Hanqin & Lu Jiaxi

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Qianfeng, Z., Rong, C., Maochun, H. et al. Syntheses and characterizations of cluster compounds with MoFe3Se4 cubane-like core. Sc. China Ser. B-Chem. 43, 76–84 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03028852

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