Reaction of NO with Cp* 3Co 3(μ-H) 4 preserves the tricobalt cluster and produces Cp* 3Co 3(μ 3-NO) 2

Abstract

Cp* 3Co 3(μ-H) 4 ( 4) reacts with NO to produce Cp* 3Co 3(μ 3-NO) 2 ( 3) which was characterized by X-ray crystallography. 3 is a diamagnetic 48 electron tricobalt cluster in which an equilateral triangular array of cobalt atoms (CoCo av=2.423(2) Å) is capped on each face by a μ 3-NO ligand (Co-μ 3-NO av=1.863(7) Å).