Volume 573
Main Index

Issues 1-2, Pages 1-329 (31 January 1999)

Editorial Pages 1-2

Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of ionic palladium(II) complexes containing bidentate nitrogen ligands in a unidentate coordination mode, Pages 3-13 J. H. Groen, B. J. de Jong, J. -M. Ernsting, P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen, K. Vrieze, W. J. J. Smeets, A. L. Spek

Ring opening of 1,3-dithietane-1,1-dioxide by a triosmium cluster Pages 14-21 Richard D. Adams, Wen Huang

Organometallic cluster complexes with face-capping arene ligands, 9. Hydrogenation of the side-chain in [{(C5H5)Co}3(μ3-alkenylbenzene)]: synthesis and structure of the cluster complexes [{(C5H5)Co}3(μ3-η2:η2:η2-C6H5–CHR1–CH2R2)] Pages 22-29 Hubert Wadepohl, Klaus Büchner, Michael Herrmann, Hans Pritzkow

Allenyl–propargyl tautomerism at palladium(IV) and platinum(IV) centres Pages 30-35 Allan J. Canty, Hong Jin, Justin D. Penny

Synthesis, structure and electrochemistry of ferrocenylethynylsilanes and their complexes with dicobalt octacarbonyl Pages 36-46 Noel W. Duffy, Brian H. Robinson, Jim Simpson

Synthesis, structure and electrochemical studies of the first mixed-metal clusters with the P–N–P assembling ligands (Ph2P)2NH (dppa), (Ph2P)2N(CH3) (dppam) and (Ph2P)2N(CH2)3Si(OEt)3 (dppaSi) Pages 47-59 Isolde Bachert, Pierre Braunstein, Mark K. McCart, Fabrizia Fabrizi de Biani, Franco Laschi, Piero Zanello, Guido Kickelbick, Ulrich Schubert

A structural redetermination of Co4(CO)12: evidence for dynamic disorder and the pathway of metal atom migration in the crystalline phase Pages 60-66 Louis J. Farrugia, Dario Braga, Fabrizia Grepioni

Cyanide bridged trinuclear complexes with bent M–NC–Fe–CN–M and M–CN–Fe–NC–M arrangements—synthesis and physical properties Pages 67-72 Nianyong Zhu, Heinrich Vahrenkamp

Inorganic–organometallic crystal synthesis. The role of charge-assisted C–H…O and C–H…Cl hydrogen bonds in crystalline [(η5-C5H5)2Co][H2PO4]·3H2O and [(η6-C6H5Me)2Cr][Cl] Pages 73-77 Dario Braga, Sylvia M. Draper, Elise Champeil, Fabrizia Grepioni

Reactions of TiCl4 with phosphines and alkylating reagents: an organometallic route to a titanium(II) cluster compound Pages 78-86 F. Albert Cotton, Carlos A. Murillo, Marina A. Petrukhina

Reactions of the dirhenium(II) complexes Re2X4(μ-dppm)2 (X=Cl, Br; dppm=Ph2PCH2PPh2) with isocyanides. Part XVII. Isomerizations of triply bonded dirhenium complexes of the type [Re2X3(μ-dppm)2(CO)(CNXyl)(CNR)]+(R=Xyl or t-Bu) with open bioctahedral structures to di-μ-chloro edge-sharing bioctahedral structures with no Re–Re bond Pages 87-95 Yan Ding, David A. Kort, Wengan Wu, Phillip E. Fanwick, Richard A. Walton

The molecular structure and one-pot synthesis of [Li(thf)3 · Sn(SiMe3)3] Pages 96-100 Christine J. Cardin, David J. Cardin, William Clegg, Simon J. Coles, Steven P. Constantine, Jeanette R. Rowe, Simon J. Teat

A clash of cultures: metal carbonyl functionalized Werner complexes Pages 101-108 Edwin C. Constable*, Catherine E. Housecroft, Alain G. Schneider

The cleavage of coordinated organoisothiocyanates to give heteronuclear clusters containing organoisocyanides as ligands: Preparation, spectra and structure of [{Co(η-C5H5)}2{Fe(CO)2(PPh3)}(μ3-S){μ3-CNC(O)C6H5}], [{Co(η-C5H5)}2{Fe(CO)(CNC6H4Me-4)(PPh3)}(μ3-S)(μ3-CO)], and related complexes Pages 109-120 Anthony R. Manning, Liam O’Dwyer, Patrick A. McArdle, Desmond Cunningham

Remarkably stable radical anions derived from clusters [HOs3(CO)9(L)], L=ortho-metallated α-diimine: a spectro-electrochemical study and theoretical rationalization Pages 121-133 J. Nijhoff, F. Hartl, J. W. M. van Outersterp, D. J. Stufkens, M. J. Calhorda, L. F. Veiros

Cyclo-addition of buta-1,3-dene to cluster-bound dicarbon: X-ray structure of Ru5(μ3-C6H6)(μ3-SMe)2(μ-PPh2)2(CO)10 Pages 134-138 Chris J. Adams, Michael I. Bruce, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. White

Complexes of transition metal carbonyls with alkynes. Closo- and nido-pentagonal bipyramidal clusters Pages 139-155 Enrico Sappa

Synthesis of mixed-metal Li/M, M/M′ and mixed valence MI/MIII chelate amido complexes of the heavy Group 13 metals (M=In, Tl) Pages 156-164 Konrad W. Hellmann, Annina Bergner, Lutz H. Gade, Ian J. Scowen, Mary McPartlin

The first examples of η5-bonding of a carbaborylphosphine ligand to transition metals. Synthesis and characterisation of 7-{PPh2AuPPh3}-8-Ph-7,8-nido-C2B9H10, 1-{PPh2AuCl}-2-Ph-3-(p-cymene)-3,1,2-pseudocloso-RuC2B9H9 and 1-{PPh2AuCl}-2-Ph-3-(η-C5Me5)-3,1,2-pseudocloso-RhC2B9H9, Pages 165-170 M. Anna McWhannell, Georgina M. Rosair, Alan J. Welch, Francesc Teixidor, Clara Viñas

Syntheses, structures and magnetism of homoleptic complexes of 4-{pyrid-4-yloxy}-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinoxyl, a new spin-labelled pyridine Pages 171-179 Malcolm A. Halcrow, Lide M. Rodriguez-Martinez, Euan K. Brechin, John E. Davies, Ian J. Scowen, Mary McPartlin

Reactions of the mixed-metal alkyne-bridged complexes [(η5-C5H5)(OC)2M{μ-C2(CO2Me)2}Co(CO)3] (M=Mo or W) with Ph2PCCtBu Pages 180-188 John E. Davies, Martin J. Mays, Paul R. Raithby, Koshala Sarveswaran, Gregory P. Shields

Synthesis, characterization and molecular structures of some tetraosmium carbonyl clusters containing pyridine or phenanthroline type ligands Pages 189-201 Ya-Yin Choi, Wing-Tak Wong

Bimetallic mixed oxidation state complexes derived by coupling nitrosyl- and oxo-molybdenum cores Pages 202-210 Elizabeth R. Humphrey, Van An Ung, John P. Maher, Jon A. McCleverty, Michael D. Ward

Control of the photochemistry of Ru3(CO)12 and Os3(CO)12 by variation of the solvent Pages 211-216 Nicholas E. Leadbeater

Exceptional substitutional lability of the ‘raft’ cluster Os6(CO)20NCMe Pages 217-224 David H. Farrar, Anthony J. Poë, Ravindranath Ramachandran

Reaction of ruthenium carbonyl chloride with iridium tetracarbonyl anion. Synthesis, crystal structure and characterisation of [Ru2Ir2H(CO)12Cl]: a heterometallic tetranuclear butterfly cluster with chloride bridge Pages 225-231 Aapo U. Härkönen, Markku Ahlgrén, Tapani A. Pakkanen, Jouni Pursiainen

The reaction of azide ions, N3−, with metal carbonyl compounds; an electrospray mass spectrometry study Pages 232-236 J. Scott McIndoe, Brian K. Nicholson

Cluster build-up reactions via the ionic coupling of tetraosmium anions and the [RhCp*(NCMe)3]2+ cation; the crystal and molecular structures of [Os4Rh(μ-H)3(MeC=NH)(CO)11(η5-Cp*)], [Os4Rh(μ-H)2(CO)13(η5-Cp*)] and [Os4Rh2(μ-H)2(CO)11(η5-Cp*)2] (Cp*=C5Me5) Pages 237-246 William Clegg, Neil Feeder, Ana M. Martin Castro, Saifun Nahar, Paul R. Raithby, Gregory P. Shields, Simon J. Teat

High nuclearity clusters of osmium and ruthenium containing the [Au2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)]2+ cation; the X-ray structures of [Os4H4(CO)11Au2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)] and [Ru10C(CO)24Au2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)] Pages 247-253 Angelo J. Amoroso, Michael A. Beswick, Chi-Keung Li, Jack Lewis, Paul R. Raithby, M. Carmen Ramirez de Arellano

Solid state studies (X-ray and 1H-, 13C-NMR) on (NMe4)4−x[HxNi12(CO)21] · S (x=1, S=Me2CO; x=2, S=2THF) Pages 254-260 James V. Barkley, Taro Eguchi, Rachel A. Harding, Brian T. Heaton, Giuliano Longoni, Lucia Manzi, Hirokazu Nakayama, Kei Miyagi, Anthony K. Smith, Alexander Steiner

Synthesis, chemical characterisation and molecular structure of [Ag3{μ3-Fe(CO)4}(dppm)3][NO3] and [Au3{μ-Fe(CO)4}(dppm)2][Cl] Pages 261-266 Vincenzo G. Albano, Carlo Castellari, M. Carmela Iapalucci, Giuliano Longoni, Magda Monari, Alessandro Paselli, Stefano Zacchini

Reactions of organolithium complexes with elemental selenium: insertion producing [PhCCSeLi · TMEDA · THF] 1 and cyclisation producing [{PhC}4Se] 2 (TMEDA=[Me2NCH2]2) Pages 267-271 Michael A. Beswick, Christopher N. Harmer, Paul R. Raithby, Alexander Steiner, Mustafa Tombul, Dominic S. Wright

Synthesis and characterization of diphenyl-2-thienylphosphine derivatives of di- and tricobalt carbonyl complexes Pages 272-278 Jason D. King, Magda Monari, Ebbe Nordlander

Deboronation of 9-substituted-ortho- and -meta-carboranes Pages 279-291 Mark A. Fox, Kenneth Wade

Chloroaluminate(III) ionic liquid mediated synthesis of transition metal–cyclophane; complexes: their role as solvent and Lewis acid catalyst Pages 292-298 David Crofts, Paul J. Dyson, Katharine M. Sanderson, Narmatha Srinivasan, Thomas Welton

Structural characterisation of the giant organometallic platinum cluster Pt309(phen*)36O30 using EXAFS Pages 299-304 R. E. Benfield, A. Filipponi, N. Morgante, G. Schmid

Towards an understanding of the conjugate addition of organolithium reagents to α,β-unsaturated ketones: the isolation and solid-state structure of a monomeric lithium aluminate with very short agostic LiHC interactions Pages 305-312 William Clegg, Elinor Lamb, Stephen T. Liddle, Ronald Snaith, Andrew E. H. Wheatley

Syntheses and structural characterisation of the compounds [Pd(dba)L2] (where L=PBz3 and PPh2Np) and the novel dimer [Pd2(μ-dba)(μ-SO2)(PBz3)2] Pages 313-322 Andrew D. Burrows, Nick Choi, Mary McPartlin, D. Michael P. Mingos, Stephen V. Tarlton, Ramón Vilar

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