Phosphorus and Arsenic Chalcogenides as Reagents Toward Transition Metal-Ligand Systems

Abstract

The compounds obtained by reacting the P₄S₃, P₄Se₃ and As₄S₃ cage molecules with various transition metal-ligand moieties are reported. The transition metal-ligand systems are bound either to the intact molecules or to fragments (hexa- or tri-atomic) originating from the cage molecules. Such compounds provide examples of selective activation of cage molecules by metal moieties.