Synthesis and structural characterization of [Cu(SC6H4-o-SiMe3)]12, an unusual example of a ‘paddle-wheel’ dodecametallic thiolate cluster
Abstract
Treatment of [Cu(MeCN)4]PF6 with the sterically-hindered thiolate ligand 2-(trimethylsilyl)benzenethiol, HSC6H4-o-SiMe3, affords red-orange crystals of [Cu(SC6H4-o-SiMe3)]12, a dodecametallic thiolate cluster with a ‘paddle-wheel’ C12S12 core.