Replacement of hydrido-ligands in [Ru₃(µ-H)₃(µ-H)₃(µ₃-COMe)(CO)₉] and [Ru₄(µ-H)₄(CO)₁₂] by triphenylphosphinegold groups: X-ray crystal structures of [AuRu₃(µ-H)₂(µ-COMe)(CO)₉(PPh₃)], [Au₃Ru₃(µ-COMe)(CO)₉(PPh₃)₃], and [Au₃Ru₄(µ-H)(CO)₁₂(PPh₃)₃]

Abstract

The compounds [Ru3(µ-H)3-COMe)(CO)9 and [Ru4(µ-H)4(CO)12] react with [AuMe(PPh3)] to give gold–ruthenium cluster compounds, and the structures of [AuRu3(µ-H)2(µ3-COMe)(CO)9(PPh3)], [Au3Ru3(µ3-COMe)(CO)9(PPh3)3], and [Au3Ru4(µ-H)(CO)12(PPh3)3] have been established by single-cryst X-ray diffraction studies.