文摘
The reaction of [Ni10C2(CO)16]2鈥?/sup> with Co3(渭3-CCl)(CO)9 results in the new bimetallic Ni鈥揅o hexacarbido carbonyl clusters [H6鈥?i>nNi22Co6C6(CO)36]n鈭?/sup> (n = 3鈥?), which possess polyhydride nature and can be interconverted by means of acid鈥揵ase reactions. The tetra-anion [H2Ni22Co6C6(CO)36]4鈥?/sup> and the hexa-anion [Ni22Co6C6(CO)36]6鈥?/sup> have been isolated in a crystalline state and structurally characterized via X-ray crystallography. The six carbide atoms are lodged into Ni7CoC square antiprismatic cages. Addition of strong bases to [Ni22Co6C6(CO)36]6鈥?/sup> affords mixtures of the monoacetylides [Ni9CoC2(CO)16]3鈥?/sup> and [Ni9CoC2(CO)15]3鈥?/sup>, which have been cocrystallized as [NEt4]3[Ni9CoC2(CO)16鈥?i>x] (x = 0.58鈥?.84) salts, displaying tightly bonded interstitial C2 units.