Complexes of transition metal carbonyl clusters with tin(II) phthalocyanine in neutral and radical anion states: methods of synthesis, structures and properties

Coordination of tin(II) phthalocyanine to transition metal carbonyl clusters in neutral {Sn(II){Pc(2-)}}(0) or radical anion {Sn(II){Pc(•3-)}}(-) states is reported. Direct interaction of Co4(CO)12 with {Sn(II){Pc(2-)}}(0) yields crystalline complex {Co4(CO)11·Sn(II){Pc(2-))} (1)....

Metal carbonyl clusters of groups 8–10: synthesis and catalysis

In this review article, we discuss advances in the chemistry of metal carbonyl clusters (MCCs) spanning the last three decades, with an emphasis on the more recent reports and those involving groups 8–10 elements.

Asymmetric hydrogenation of an α-unsaturated carboxylic acid catalyzed by intact chiral transition metal carbonyl clusters – diastereomeric control of enantioselectivity

Asymmetric hydrogenation catalysis by [(μ-H)2Ru3(μ3-S)(CO)7(μ-P–P*)] (P–P* = chiral diphosphine) indicates intact chiral clusters as active catalysts.