The salts[X]
2[Re(CO)
3(
5-7-CB
10H
11)](X = N(PPh
3)
2 (
2a), X =NEt
3(CH
2Ph) (
2b))havebeen synthesized from the reaction between[Na]
3[
nido-7-CB
10H
11]and [ReBr(THF)
2(CO)
3](THF = tetrahydrofuran) followed by addition of XCl. An X-raydiffraction study revealedthat
2b crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group
Pna2
1. The anion of
2a could notbeoxidized by a host of oxidants with the exception of I
2,which yielded the salt[N(PPh
3)
2][ReI(CO)
3(
5-7-CB
10H
11)](
3). The neutral bimetallic complexes[RePt(CO)
3(L)
2(
5-7-CB
10H
11)](L = PPh
3 (
4a), L = PEt
3(
4b), (L)
2 =Ph
2P(CH
2)
2PPh
2(
4c)) have been prepared by treating
2a in THF with [PtCl
2(L)
2] inthe presence of TlPF
6. X-ray diffraction revealed thatcompound
4a crystallizes in the monoclinic space group
C2/
c. The molecule contains a bridging
nido-7-CB
10H
11 ligand which is
5-coordinated to the Re atom and is bound to the Pt atomby aB
-H
Pt agostic bond. The compound[RePd(CO)
3{Ph
2P(CH
2)
2PPh
2}(
5-7-CB
10H
11)](
5a) hasbeen prepared by treating
2a with[PdCl
2{Ph
2P(CH
2)
2PPh
2}]in THF in the presence of TlPF
6.X-ray diffraction showed that
5a crystallizes in theorthorhombic space group
P2
12
12
1,andthe structure in the solid-state is similar to that of
4abut with a B
-H
Pd agostic bond. Insolution, an exchange occurs on the NMR time scale between the B-Hbonds in thecoordinating
43a10001">CBBBB face which form the B-H
Pdlinkage, thus generating a pseudo planeof symmetry in the molecule. Treatment ofCH
2Cl
2 solutions of
5a with CNR(R = Bu
t,C
6H
3Me
2-2,6) at -78
Cyields the complexes[RePd(CO)
2(CNR){Ph
2P(CH
2)
2PPh
2}(
5-7-CB
10H
11)] (R = Bu
t(
5b), R =C
6H
3Me
2-2,6 (
5c)).The IR and NMR spectra of the newcompounds are discussed.