Studies of two interrelated series of triiridatrithia-cyclohexane and trimetallatrithia (or trioxo)-adamantane rhodium and iridium complexes

From a comparativereview on the two title series of compounds, the first part of the paper describes the most salient structural and reactivity properties of these trimetallic complexes, including metal-metal bond formation, conformational changes, enantio, and diastereomorphism. The second part presentsnew results which extend the comparison to a series of trimetallatrioxo adamantane complexes. The single crystal X-ray diffraction of the parent compound Rh₃{μ ₃−(OCH₂)₃CCH₃}(CO)₆]—a derivative of the commercially available tripod ligand 1,1,1tris (oxomethyl)ethane—is reported together with its crystal packing which is compared to that of its sulfido analog. The paper includes a discussion of the nucleophilic and electrophilic properties of the trimetalla trioxo adamantane rhodium complexes, based on semi-empirical extended Hückel calculations Dedicated to Professor Yves Jeannin on the occasion of his 65 th birthday.