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Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(μ − H)2(CO)13 with Diphenylacetylene: An Alkyne Bound to a Tetrahedral Metal Core

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Reaction of the heteronuclear cluster RuOs3(μ−H)2(CO)13, 1, with diphenylacetylene afforded the tetrahedral cluster RuOs3(μ−H)2(μ3,η1:η2:η1−C2Ph2)(CO)11, 2, in good yield. Spectroscopic evidence suggests that 2 exist as two isomers in solution.

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This work was supported by the National University of Singapore (Research Grant No. R143-000-190-112) and one of us (Y.L.K.T.) thanks the University for a Research Scholarship.

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Tan, Y.L.K., Koh, C.W.A., Lim, T.B. et al. Reaction of the Heteronuclear Cluster RuOs3(μ − H)2(CO)13 with Diphenylacetylene: An Alkyne Bound to a Tetrahedral Metal Core. J Clust Sci 17, 509–516 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-006-0072-y

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