Selective functionalisation of Re6 cluster anionic units: from hexa-hydroxo [Re6Q8(OH)6]4- (Q = S, Se) to neutral trans-[Re6Q8L4L'2] hybrid building blocks

Frédérick Dorson; Yann Molard; Stéphane Cordier; Bruno Fabre; Olga Efremova; David Rondeau; Yuri Mironov; Viorel Cîrcu; Nikolay Naumov; Christiane Perrin

doi:10.1039/b822105g

Selective functionalisation of Re6 cluster anionic units: from hexa-hydroxo [Re6Q8(OH)6]4- (Q = S, Se) to neutral trans-[Re6Q8L4L'2] hybrid building blocks

Dalton Trans. 2009 Feb 28:(8):1297-9. doi: 10.1039/b822105g.

Authors

Frédérick Dorson¹, Yann Molard, Stéphane Cordier, Bruno Fabre, Olga Efremova, David Rondeau, Yuri Mironov, Viorel Cîrcu, Nikolay Naumov, Christiane Perrin

Affiliation

¹ Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR 6226 CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Avenue du Geńérale Leclerc, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France.

PMID: 19462649
DOI: 10.1039/b822105g

Abstract

The reaction of [Re6Q(i)8(OH)(a)6]4- (Q = S, Se) with p-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) in water leads to neutral trans-[Re6Q8(TBP)4(OH)2] whose hydroxyl reactivity with carboxylic acid and TBP exchange reaction with functional pyridine have been investigated.