金属键有机化合物的研究──非对称型η~5－取代环戊二烯基三羰基钼（钨）金属单键化合物的合成及表征

通过η５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭＮａ与η~５－Ｒ~２Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭＮａ（Ｍ＝Ｍｏ，Ｗ）以及η~５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭｏＮａ与η~５－Ｒ~２Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＷＮａ在Ｆｅ＿２（ＳＯ＿４）＿３醋酸水溶液作用下的交叉氧化偶联反应，合成了７个新的非对称型金属单键化合物η~５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）－３Ｍｏ─Ｍｏ（ＣＯ）＿３Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４Ｒ~２－η~５（Ｒ~１，Ｒ~２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ），η５－Ｒ１Ｃ５Ｎ４（ＣＯ）３Ｗ─Ｗ（ＣＯ）３Ｃ５Ｈ４Ｒ２－η５（Ｒ１，Ｒ２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ；Ｈ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ）和η５－Ｒ１Ｃ５Ｈ４（ＣＯ）３Ｍｏ─Ｗ（ＣＯ）３Ｃ５Ｈ４Ｒ２－η５（Ｒ１，Ｒ２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，Ｈ；Ｅｔ，Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ；Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ｎ－Ｂｕ；ＣＯ２Ｍｅ，ｎ－Ｂｕ）．用Ｃ／Ｎ分析、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ和ＭＳ表征了它们的结构，并对该氧化偶联反应的特点进行了讨论．     

对苯二甲酸根桥联的双铜（Ⅱ）和双锰（Ⅱ）配合物的合成和…

合成和表征了４种新型配合物［Ｃｕ２（ＴＰＨＡ）（ＮＯ２－Ｐｈｅｎ）４］（ＣｌＯ４）２·Ｈ２Ｏ、［Ｃｕ２（ＴＰＨＡ）（Ｍｅ－ｂｐｙ）４］（ＣｌＯ４）２、［Ｍｎ２（ＴＰＨＡ）（ＮＯ２－Ｐｈｅｎ）４］（ＣｌＯ４）２·２Ｈ２Ｏ和［Ｍｎ２（ＴＰＨＡ）（Ｍｅ－ｂｐｙ）４］（ＣｌＯ４）２（ＴＰＨＡ：对苯二甲酸根阴离子；ＮＯ２－Ｐｈｅｎ：５－硝基－１，１０－菲绕啉；Ｍｅ－ｂｐｙ：４，４＇－二甲基－２，２＇－联吡…     

杂多化合物催化性能的研究—第四周期过渡金属取代的钼磷三元杂多化合物在环己烯氧化反应中的催化作用

过渡金属单取代的杂多化合物［（ｎ－Ｃ４Ｈ９）４Ｎ］８－ｎ［ＰＺｎ＋ＢｒＭｏ１１Ｏ３９］（Ｚ＝Ｍ２＋ｎ、Ｆｅ３＋、Ｃｏ２＋、Ｎｉ２＋、Ｃｕ２＋）对以过氧化氢为氧化剂的环己烯氧化反应具有良好的催化性能．基于动力学、红外光谱及电化学方法的研究，对反应机理作了讨论．认为这类取代的杂多化合物与Ｈ２Ｏ２作用形成了活性中间体，活性中心为参与取代的过渡金属离子．     

等瓣置换反应的研究──手性簇合物［（η~5－MeO_2CC_5H_4）（CO）_2Mo］·［（η~5－MeO_2CC_5H_4）（CO）_2W］Fe（CO）_3（μ_3－S）的分子结构及晶体结构

用Ｘ射线衍射法测定了由η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_３ＭｏＮａ和［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｗ］Ｆｅ－（ＣＯ）_３Ｃｏ（Ｃｏ）_３（μ_３－Ｓ）的等瓣置换反应所生成的手性簇合物──［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｍｏ］－［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｗ］Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_３（μ_３－Ｓ）的分子结构及晶体结构。晶体属Ｐ１空间群，晶胞参数α＝０．８７１６２（５）ｎｍ，ｂ＝０．７６２１８（４）ｎｍ，ｃ＝１．８７１１１（８）ｎｍ；α＝９４．１６４（４）°，β＝９７．９７９（２）°，γ＝９９．１０８（２）°，Ｚ＝２，μ＝５．９ｃｍ~（－１）。最终的一致性因子Ｒ＝０．０３６，Ｒｗ＝０．０３７．该簇合物含ＭｏＷＦｅＳ四面体簇核，其中Ｍｏ、Ｗ原子以１：１的比例无序地分占了四面体的２个顶点．     

多核钴铁羰基簇结构与催化性能研究

本文以ＣｌＣＣｏ_３（ＣＯ）_９，Ｅｔ_４Ｎ［ＦｅＣｏ_３（ＣＯ）_（１２）］，Ｍｅ_４Ｎ［Ｆｅ_６Ｃ（ＣＯ）_（１６）］诸羰基簇为研究对象，采用激光等离子体源飞行时间质谱及量化计算相结合，对上述羰基簇合物结构及稳定性进行了研究，并将所得结果用于推论ＣｌＣＣｏ_３（ＣＯ）_９及Ｅｔ_４Ｎ［ＦｅＣｏ_３（ＣＯ）_（１２）］的烯烃氢甲酰化反应活性中间体和α－Ａｌ_２Ｏ_３担载的相应簇合物的ＣＯ加氢活性物种。     

铱(I)苯乙胺Schiff碱络合物催化苯乙酮的不对称氢转移反应

以光学活性的苯乙胺和吡啶－２－甲醛缩合而得到的Ｓｃｈｉｆ碱（ＰＰＥＩ）（ＰＰＥＩ＝２－［［Ｎ－（１－ｐｈｅｎｙｌｅｔｈｙｌ）ｉｍｉｎｏ］ｍｅｔｈｙｌ］ｐｙｒｉｄｉｎｅ或２－［［Ｎ－（１－苯乙基）亚胺］甲基］吡啶）为配体，进而与［Ｉｒ（ＣＯＤ）Ｃｌ］２（ＣＯＤ＝１，５－环辛二烯）反应，合成了８个光学活性铱络合物，考察了它们在异丙醇存在下催化苯乙酮不对称氢转移反应的光学活性，发现［Ｉｒ（ＣＯＤ）（ＰＰＥＩ）Ｉ］具有较好的立体选择性．其光学产率最高可达３５．７％ｅ．ｅ．．     

钴(Ⅲ)—邻菲绕啉混配型配合物的合成及结构研究

在不同条件下合成了［Ｃｏ（ｐｈｅｎ）ｍＸｐ］Ｙ１·ｎＨ２Ｏ型配合物，（ｍ＝１，２；ｐ＝１，２；１＝１－３；ｎ＝０－４；ｐｈｅｎ＝邻菲绕啉；Ｘ＝Ｃｌ－，Ｈ２Ｏ，酒石酸（ｔａｒｔ），甘氨酸（ｇｌｙ），α－皮可林酸（ｐｉｃ）．ＤＬ－两氨酸（ａｌａ），Ｌ－亮氨酸（ｌｅｕ），Ｌ－脯氨酸（ｐｒｏ）；Ｙ＝Ｃｌ－，］并进行了元素分析，热重分析，电子光谱，红外光谱和磁化率测定，计算它们的１０Ｄｑ和Ｂ值．Ｘ－ｒａｙ单晶衍射实验证明：［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）２（Ｈ２Ｏ）２］（ＮＯ３）３·２Ｈ２Ｏ，［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）２（ｇｌｙ）］Ｃｌ２·４Ｈ２Ｏ均为顺式结构．［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）（ａｌａ）２］Ｃｌ·３Ｈ２Ｏ，［Ｃｏ（Ｐｈｅｎ）（ｐｒｏ）２］ＣｌＯ４·４／３Ｈ２Ｏ均为ｔｒａｎｓ（Ｎ）结构．在［Ｃｏ（ｐｈｅｎ）２Ｘ２］（ｎ＋）型配合物中，Ｘ反位的键长均长于顺位键长，其反位效应的顺序为：Ｃｌ－＞羧基，ＮＨ２＞Ｈ２Ｏ。     

线型异核三金属M－E－M（M＝Mo，W；E＝Hg，Zn）化合物的研究──［η~5－RC_5H_4（CO）_3M］_2Zn（M＝Mo，W；R＝CO_2Me，CO_2Et）的合成、性质及结构

研究了含汞三金属化合物［η_５－ＲＣ_５Ｈ_４（ＣＯ）_３Ｍ］_２Ｈｇ（Ｍ＝Ｍｏ，Ｗ；Ｒ＝Ｍｅ，Ｅｔ，ＣＯ_２Ｍｅ，ＣＯ_２Ｅｔ）与锌粉的置换反应，发现当取代基Ｒ为给电子的Ｍｅ和Ｅｔ时底物不发生反应，而取代基Ｒ为拉电子的ＣＯ_２Ｍｅ和ＣＯ_２Ｅｔ时，则底物中的汞可被锌置换，生成带有机官能团的三金属化合物［η_５－ＲＣ_５Ｈ_４（ＣＯ）_３Ｍ］_２Ｚｎ；另外，还发现Ｒ为ＣＯ_２Ｅｔ，Ｍ为Ｍｏ的产物［η_５－ＲＣ_５Ｈ_４（ＣＯ）_３Ｍ］_２Ｚｎ可在室温下被分解为相应的氯代物η_５－ＥｔＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４ＭｏＣｌ．     

杂核簇合物μ_3－CphCoMM＇的合成及结构表征

本文利用等电子金属碎片交换法，由μ３－ＣＰｈＣｏ３（ＣＯ）９（１）与ＮａＭ（ＣＯ）３Ｃｐ’（Ｍ＝Ｍｏ，Ｗ；ＣＰ’＝ＣＨ３Ｃ５Ｈ４）反应根到μ３－ＣＰｈＣｏ２Ｍ（ＣＯ）８ＣＰ’（２ａ，ｂ），μ３—ＣＰｈＣｏＭｏ２（ＣＯ）７Ｃｐ＇２（４），再由２ａ与Ｎａ２［Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）４］反应得到手征性簇合物μ３－ＣＰｈＦｅＣｏＭｏ（ＣＯ）２ＣＰ＇Ｈ（３），对合成的簇合物进行了元素分析、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ．ＭＳ分析表征．     

含MoFe3Se4类立方烷核芯簇合物的合成与结构表征

室温下［Ｅｔ_４Ｎ］_２ＭｏＳｅ_４, ＦｅＣｌ_２和 Ｒ_２ＮＣＳ_２Ｎａ在 ＤＭＦ和 ＣＨ_３ＣＮ混合溶剂中反应,得到含ＭｏＦｅ_３Ｓｅ_４核芯的Ｍｏ－Ｆｅ－Ｓｅ簇合物ＭｏＦｅ_３Ｓｅ_４（μ－Ｒ_２ＮＣＳ_２）_２（Ｒ_２ＮＣＳ_２）_４（Ｒ２＝Ｍｅ_２（１）,Ｅｔ_２（２）,Ｃ_４Ｈ_８（３））．化合物２的单晶Ｘ射线衍射分析表明,其分子结构为２个桥式和４个螫合Ｅｔ_２ＮＣＳ_２~－配体包围的一个扭曲类立方烷Ｍ_４Ｓｅ_４簇核对３个化合物的ＣＶ进行了表征,它们在ＤＭＳＯ溶液中的电化学行为表现出了多电子可逆的传递过程．     

（CH3）3NO存在下M（CO）5（M＋Fe,Ru,Os）的CO取代反应动力学研究

在(CH_3)_3NO存在下,PPh_3取代M(CO)_5(M=Fe,Ru,Os)中CO的反应速度遵循二级速度定律,分别与[M(CO)_5]和[(CH_3)_3NO]的一次方成正比,与[PPh_3]无关。反应速度按FeRu>Os的次序约减小4倍。 1 实验方法 典型的动力学实验中,将(CH_3)_3NO的C_2H_5OH溶液和PPh_3的己烷溶液分别用注射器加到体积合适的烧瓶中,再注入Fe(CO)_5并迅速震荡烧瓶,再取出一部分反应液立即注入充N_2     

M3（CO）12（M=Fe,Ru,Os）的氧原子转移反应动力学

近期研究表明,M(CO)_6(M=Cr,Mo,W)与Me_3NO作用是缔合反应,Me_3NO中氧原子亲核进攻羰基碳,使其以CO_2的形式脱离金属原子,由此产生的活性中间体M(CO)_5与外来配体快速反应生成M(CO)_5L。有关金属原子簇羰基配合物的类似反应动力学研究尚未见报道。原子簇配合物可能表现出与单核配合物不同的反应性质,并且是有效的均相催化剂,进一步了解其与Me_3NO的反应性质颇有意义。本文报道在Me_3NO存在下M_3(CO)_(12)的CO取代反应(1)的研究结果(M=Fe,Ru,Os)。     

Fragmentation of transition metal carbonyl cluster anions: structural insights from mass spectrometry

The anionic clusters [HOs(5)(CO)(15)](-), [PtRu(5)C(CO)(15)](2-), [Os(10)C(CO)(24)](2-), [Os(17)(CO)(36)](2-), [Os(20)(CO)(40)](3-), [Co(6)C(CO)(15)](2-), [Pt(3)Ru(10)C(2)(CO)(32)](2-) and [Pd(6)Ru(6)(CO)(24)](2-) have been analysed by energy-dependent electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (EDESI-MS). Three main features have emerged. Firstly, carbonyl ligands are fragmented from clusters with compact metal cores in an orderly fashion, with each of the ions generated by CO loss having approximately equal intensity. Secondly, electron autodetachment takes place in multiply charged anionic clusters, but only after elimination of a large proportion of their carbonyl ligands. Thirdly, clusters with open metal cores do not undergo CO loss in an orderly fashion, but certain peaks are considerably less intense. The appearance of these low-intensity peaks is believed to signify polyhedral core rearrangements, with open clusters folding to form more compact geometries. In some cases, the gas-phase transformations observed by EDESI-MS mirror those that are known to take place in solution.     

Reactivity of the heterometallic clusters [HMCo3(CO)12] and [Et4N][MCo3(CO)12] (M = Fe, Ru) toward phosphine selenides, including selenium transfer. Crystal structures of [HRuCo3(CO)7(mu-CO)3(mu-dppy)], [MCo2(mu3-Se)(CO)7(mu-dppy)], and [RuCo2(mu3-Se)(CO)7(mu-dppm)] [dppy = Ph2(2-C5H4N)P, dppm = Ph2PCH2PPh2

The reactivity of [HMCo3(CO)12] and [Et4N][MCo3(CO)12] (M = Fe, Ru) toward phosphine selenides such as Ph3PSe, Ph2P(Se)CH2PPh2, Ph2(2-C5H4N)PSe, Ph2(2-C4H3S)PSe, and Ph2[(2-C5H4N)(2-C4H2S)]PSe has been studied with the aim to obtain new selenido-carbonyl bimetallic clusters. The reactions of the hydrido clusters give two main classes of products: (i) triangular clusters with a mu3-Se capping ligand of the type [MCo2(mu3-Se)(CO)(9-x)L(y)] resulting from the selenium transfer (x = y = 1, 2, with L = monodentate ligand; x = 2, 4, and y = 1, 2, with L = bidentate ligand) (M = Fe, Ru) and (ii) tetranuclear clusters of the type [HMCo3(CO)12xL(y)] obtained by simple substitution of axial, Co-bound carbonyl groups by the deselenized phosphine ligand. The crystal structures of [HRuCo3(CO)7(mu-CO)3(mu-dppy)] (1), [MCo2(mu3-Se)(CO)7(mu-dppy)] (M = Fe (16) or Ru (2)), and [RuCo2(mu3-Se)(CO)7(mu-dppm)] (12) are reported [dppy = Ph2(2-C5H4N)P, dppm = Ph2PCH2PPh2]. Clusters 2, 12, and 16 are the first examples of trinuclear bimetallic selenido clusters substituted by phosphines. Their core consists of metal triangles capped by a mu3-selenium atom with the bidentate ligand bridging two metals in equatorial positions. The core of cluster 1 consists of a RuCo3 tetrahedron, each Co-Co bond being bridged by a carbonyl group and one further bridged by a dppy ligand. The coordination of dppy in a pseudoaxial position causes the migration of the hydride ligand to the Ru(mu-H)Co edge. In contrast to the reactions of the hydrido clusters, those with the anionic clusters [MCo3(CO)12]- do not lead to Se transfer from phosphorus to the cluster but only to CO substitution by the deselenized phosphine.     

Coordination chemistry of new ruthenium and osmium dihydroxyquinoxaline complexes

Trinuclear clusters M3(CO)12(M=Ru and Os) react with 2,3-dihydroxyquinoxaline (DQ) to give M(CO)2 (DQ) (DMSO) products. I.r. and n.m.r. spectroscopy show these complexes are trigonal bipyramidal with the two CO molecules differently bonded to the metal center; axially in the ruthenium complex and equatorially in the osmium complex. Prolonged heating of ruthenium(III) chloride with DQ gave the [Ru(DQ) (DMSO)3]Cl3 complex, the i.r. spectrum of which showed that the ligand is bonded to the metal in the catecholate form.     

The Use of the Electron-Reservoir Complexes [Fe(I)Cp(arene)] for the Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Redox-Reversible Metal-Carbonyl Clusters Containing Ferrocenyldiphenylphosphine

Starting from [M₃(CO)₁₂] (M = Fe or Ru) and [CH₃CCo₃(CO)₉], the electron-tranfer-chain catalyzed synthesis of new Fe, Ru, and Co carbonyl clusters in which one or several carbonyl ligands have been selectively substituted by one or several ferrocenyldiphenylphosphine (FDPP) ligands has been achieved using the electron-reservoir complexes [Fe(I)Cp(arene)] as electrocatalysts. The number of FDPP ligands selectively introduced can be chosen from one per cluster for the three clusters up to one per metal for the Ru and Co clusters. The advantage of this family of electrocatalysts is that the driving force for the initiation step can be varied by changing the number of methyl groups on the rings. The FDPP substituted clusters show one reversible wave by cyclic voltammetry.     

混合金属簇(PhC≡CPh)(PhCH=CPh)Co_3Ru(CO)_9和(PPh_3)Fe_2Co(CO)_7(NO)S的合成与表征

对于羰基混合金属簇的合成,利用配体的交换反应,制备含有不同配体的羰基混合金属簇。配体取代后的羰基金属簇的性质发生了变化,如可逆氧化还原性质,催化活性与选择性等。由于过渡金属原子的性质各不相同,配位取代反应也有很大差异,所以研究配体取代反应,制备含有不同配体的羰基过渡金属簇成为金属簇化学的重要组成部分。     

Cubane-type heterometallic sulfido clusters: incorporation of two metal fragments into a dinuclear ReS(mu-S)2ReS core affording bimetallic M2Re2(mu 3-S)4 clusters (M = Ru,Pt, Cu) or trimetallic MM'Re2(mu 3-S)4 clusters via incomplete cubane-type MRe2(mu 3-S)(mu 2-S)3 intermediates (M = Ru,Rh, Ir; M' = Mo,W, Pd,Ru, Rh)

Reactions of a dirhenium tetra(sulfido) complex [PPh(4)](2)[ReS(L)(mu-S)(2)ReS(L)] (L = S(2)C(2)(SiMe(3))(2)) with a series of group 8-11 metal complexes in MeCN at room temperature afforded either the cubane-type clusters [M(2)(ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)] (M = CpRu (2), PtMe(3), Cu(PPh(3)) (4); Cp = eta(5)-C(5)Me(5)) or the incomplete cubane-type clusters [M(ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(mu(2)-S)(3)] (M = (eta(6)-C(6)HMe(5))Ru (5), CpRh (6), CpIr (7)), depending on the nature of the metal complexes added. It has also been disclosed that the latter incomplete cubane-type clusters can serve as the good precursors to the trimetallic cubane-type clusters still poorly precedented. Thus, treatment of 5-7 with a range of metal complexes in THF at room temperature resulted in the formation of novel trimetallic cubane-type clusters, including the neutral clusters [[(eta(6)-C(6)HMe(5))Ru][W(CO)(3)](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)], [(CpM)[W(CO)(3)](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)] (M = Rh, Ir), [(Cp*Ir)[Mo(CO)(3)](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)], [[(eta(6)-C(6)HMe(5))Ru][Pd(PPh(3))](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)], and [(Cp*Ir)[Pd(PPh(3))](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)] (13) along with the cationic clusters [(Cp*Ir)(CpRu)(ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)][PF(6)] (14) and [(Cp*Ir)[Rh(cod)](ReL)(2)(mu(3)-S)(4)][PF(6)] (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene). The X-ray analyses have been carried out for 2, 4, 7, 13, and the SbF(6) analogue of 14 (14') to confirm their bimetallic cubane-type, bimetallic incomplete cubane-type, or trimetallic cubane-type structures. Fluxional behavior of the incomplete cubane-type and trimetallic cubane-type clusters in solutions has been demonstrated by the variable-temperature (1)H NMR studies, which is ascribable to both the metal-metal bond migration in the cluster cores and the pseudorotation of the dithiolene ligand bonded to the square pyramidal Re centers, where the temperatures at which these processes proceed have been found to depend upon the nature of the metal centers included in the cluster cores.     

Triruthenium and triosmium carbonyl clusters containing chiral bidentate NHC-thiolate ligands derived from levamisole

The trinuclear complexes [M3(mu-Cl)(mu-S approximately CH)(CO)9] (M=Ru, Os; S approximately CH=1-ethylenethiolate-3-H-4-(S)-phenylimidazolin-2-ylidene) and [M3(mu-H)(mu-S approximately CMe)(CO)9] (M=Ru, Os; S approximately CMe=1-ethylenethiolate-3-methyl-4-(S)-phenylimidazolin-2-ylidene) have been prepared by treating [Ru3(CO)12] and [Os3(CO)10(MeCN)2] with levamisolium chloride or [M3(mu-H)(CO)11]- with methyl levamisolium triflate, respectively. The chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-thiolate ligands S approximately CH and S approximately CMe arise from the oxidative addition of the C-S bond of levamisolium or methyl levamisolium cations to anionic trinuclear clusters.     

Ruthenium and osmium carbonyl clusters incorporating stannylene and stannyl ligands

The reaction of [Ru(3)(CO)(12)] with Ph(3)SnSPh in refluxing benzene furnished the bimetallic Ru-Sn compound [Ru(3)(CO)(8)(mu-SPh)(2)(mu(3)-SnPh(2))(SnPh(3))(2)] which consists of a SnPh(2) stannylene bonded to three Ru atoms to give a planar tetra-metal core, with two peripheral SnPh(3) ligands. The stannylene ligand forms a very short bond to one Ru atom [Sn-Ru 2.538(1) A] and very long bonds to the other two [Sn-Ru 3.074(1) A]. The germanium compound [Ru(3)(CO)(8)(mu-SPh)(2)(mu(3)-GePh(2))(GePh(3))(2)] was obtained from the reaction of [Ru(3)(CO)(12)] with Ph(3)GeSPh and has a similar structure to that of as evidenced by spectroscopic data. Treatment of [Os(3)(CO)(10)(MeCN)(2)] with Ph(3)SnSPh in refluxing benzene yielded the bimetallic Os-Sn compound [Os(3)(CO)(9)(mu-SPh)(mu(3)-SnPh(2))(MeCN)(eta(1)-C(6)H(5))] . Cluster has a superficially similar planar metal core, but with a different bonding mode with respect to that of . The Ph(2)Sn group is bonded most closely to Os(2) and Os(3) [2.786 and 2.748 A respectively] with a significantly longer bond to Os(1), 2.998 A indicating a weak back-donation to the Sn. The reaction of the bridging dppm compound [Ru(3)(CO)(10)(mu-dppm)] with Ph(3)SnSPh afforded [Ru(3)(CO)(6)(mu-dppm)(mu(3)-S)(mu(3)-SPh)(SnPh(3))] . Compound contains an open triangle of Ru atoms simultaneously capped by a sulfido and a PhS ligand on opposite sides of the cluster with a dppm ligand bridging one of the Ru-Ru edges and a Ph(3)Sn group occupying an axial position on the Ru atom not bridged by the dppm ligand.