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Preparation and structure of ((Me/sub 3/CO)/sub 3/W identical with C-Ru(CO)/sub 2/(Cp)), a heteronuclear,. mu. /sub 2/-carbide complex

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00249a052· OSTI ID:6085976

Carbon monoxide dissociates to reactive carbide and oxide fragments on many catalytically active metal surfaces. Dissociation is believed to be the first step in the reductive hydrogenation of CO via the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and related reactions. The remarkable reactivity of these surface carbides is probably due to the fact that they are highly exposed, with a low coordination number. Most organometallic carbide complexes contain carbon atoms surrounded by at least five metal atoms. However, (Fe/sub 4/C(CO)/sub 12/)/sup 2 -/ and related tetranuclear carbide clusters studied by Bradley, Muetterties, and Shriver show high reactivity at the carbide ligand. The chemistry of (Fe/sub 3/(CCO)(CO)/sub 9/)/sup 2 -/ suggests the intermediacy of a very reactive Fe/sub 3/C cluster. The sole fully characterized example of a two-coordinate metal carbide complex is (Fe/sub 2/(..mu../sub 2/-C)(5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinate)/sub 2/). A dinuclear bicarbide complex, (Ta/sub 2/(..mu../sub 2/-C/sub 2/)/OSi(CMe/sub 3/)/sub 3///sub 6/), has recently been reported by Wolczanski and co-workers. They report here the first heterodinuclear complex with a two-coordinate carbide ligand, ((Me/sub 3/CO)/sub 3/W identical to C-Ru(CO)/sub 2/(Cp)).

Research Organization:
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington
OSTI ID:
6085976
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 109:15; ISSN JACSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English