Oxo- and sulfido-bridged sandwich cubane-type molybdenum-indium mixed-metal cluster. Synthesis and X-ray structure of [(H2O)9Mo3S3OInOS3Mo3(H2O)9](CH3.C6H4.SO3)8.30H2O

Sakane, Genta; Yao, Yuan-gen; Shibahara, Takashi

indium molybdenum aqua oxo sulfido cluster; cubane type indium molybdenum cluster; crystal structure indium molybdenum cluster; structure indium molybdenum oxo sulfido cluster
[Mo3(μ3-S)(μ-O)(μ-S)2(H2O)9]4+ (I) reacts with In metal in aq. soln. of toluenesulfonic acid to give a novel sandwich cubane-type Mo-In mixed-metal cluster [(H2O)9Mo3S3OInOS3Mo3(H2O)9]8+ (II).  II is oxidized in HCl to give I with evolution of H gas.  An intermediate is isolated, and is tentatively assigned to Mo3In(μ3-S)(μ-O)(μ-S)2 5+.  Reaction pathways are proposed.

Inorganica Chimica Acta

Elsevier B.V.

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