transmetalation, mixed metal cluster, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, copper, nickel
Mixed-metal cubane-type clusters with Mo3MS4 cores (M = Fe, Ni) react with Cu2+: [Mo3MS4(aq)4+ + Cu2+ → [Mo3CuS4(aq)]4+ + M2+, in a new type of reaction involving the replacement of the metal atom in the metal cluster by another metal.
Metal Replacement Reactions of Mixed-Metal Cubane-Type Clusters [Mo3MS4(H2O)10]4+(M=Fe,Ni)
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