Amanda L. Eckermann (1597717)Markus Wunder (2278189)Dieter Fenske (2275519)Thomas B. Rauchfuss (1308867)Scott R. Wilson (2190925)
Reaction of RuCl<sub>2</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> with S<sup>2-</sup> sources yields a family of\nphosphine-containing Ru−S clusters which have been characterized\ncrystallographically and by MALDI-MS. Ru<sub>4</sub>S<sub>6</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub> (Ru−Ru<sub>av</sub> =\n2.94 Å) has idealized <i>T</i><i><sub>d</sub></i> symmetry whereas Ru<sub>6</sub>S<sub>8</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub> (Ru−Ru<sub>av</sub> = 2.82 Å) adopts the idealized <i>O</i><i><sub>h</sub></i> symmetry characteristic\nof Chevrel clusters. Ru<sub>5</sub>S<sub>6</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>5</sub> is formally derived by the addition\nof Ru(PPh<sub>3</sub>) to one face of Ru<sub>4</sub>S<sub>6</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>. In terms of its M−S\nconnectivity, the Ru<sub>5</sub>S<sub>6</sub> cluster resembles a fragment of the FeMo\ncluster in nitrogenase.
Larry R. Falvello (546330)Juan Forniés (2440423)Consuelo Fortuño (2539663)Fernando Durán (5234540)Antonio Martín (133724)
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Yang Zhang (30734)Ruizhi Wang (508892)Yezhou Li (1428364)Zeyang Wang (3873793)Shu Hu (267877)Xiaoliang Yan (1945372)Yaxin Zhai (2562517)Chuang Zhang (2199421)ChuanXiang Sheng (6101819)
Yunling Liu (1420054)Zhan Shi (704217)Yunlong Fu (1536427)Wei Chen (23863)Baozong Li (1621120)Jia Hua (410225)Wuyang Liu (2953659)Feng Deng (553812)Wenqin Pang (2537944)