[Co(η5-P5){η2-P2H(mes)}]2-: a phospha-organometallic complex obtained by the transition-metal-mediated activation of the heptaphosphide trianion.

Journal article

A carbon copy: The chemical activation of the heptaphosphide trianion with [Co(PEt(2)Ph)(2)(mes)(2)] (see picture; 1) yields the novel phospha-organometallic complex [Co(η(5)-P(5)){η(2)-P(2)H(mes)}](2-) (2). The reaction product maintains the nuclearity of the parent cluster, but extensive cage fragmentation takes place to yield a diamagnetic "inorganometallic" cobalt complex.

Authors: Knapp, C; Westcott, B; Raybould, M; McGrady, J; Goicoechea, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 36
• Pages: 9097-9100
• Publication date: 2012-09-01
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203980
• EISSN: 1521-3773
• ISSN: 1433-7851
• Language: English
• Keywords: organometallic chemistry; Zintl ions; phosphorus; cobalt