Reductive Trapping of [(OC)5W–W(CO)5]2− in a Mixed-Valent SmII/III Calix[4]pyrrolide Sandwich

Glen B. Deacon, Zhifang Guo, Peter C. Junk, Jun Wang

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Abstract

Reduction of tungsten hexacarbonyl by the divalent samarium(II) complex [Sm2(N4Et8)(thf)4] ((N4Et8)4−=meso-octaethylcalix[4]pyrrolide) in toluene at ambient temperature gave the remarkable heteronuclear mixed-valent samarium(II/III)/tungsten complex [{(thf)2SmII(N4Et8)SmIII(thf)}2{(μ-OC)2W2(CO)8}], which features the trapping of a rare [W2(CO)10]2− anion with an unsupported W−W bond.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8486-8489
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • calix[4]pyrrole
  • lanthanoid complexes
  • mixed valence
  • organolanthanoids
  • tungsten carbonyl

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