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Stabilisation of an Unusual P₂Se₂ Aggregate by Cyclopentadienyl Chromium Carbonyl Fragments. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cp₄Cr₄(CO)₈(P₂Se₂)

L. Y. Goh^a, W. Chen^a, R. C. Wong^a, Zh.-Y. Zhou^b, H. K. Fun^c

^a Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
^b Crystal Structure Analysis Laboratory, Chengdu Branch, Academia Sinica, Chengdu, Republic of China
^c School of Physics, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Abstract: The reaction of [CpCr(CO)₃]₂ with P₄Se₃ at ambient temperature produced Cp₄Cr₄(CO)₈(P₂Se₂), a tetrachromium complex possessing an unusual “open-book” structure.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1070/MC1995v005n02ABEH000457