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Abstract
The incorporation of Rh or Ir into the [Mo3S4] platforms of [CpXL3Mo3S4] or [Cp*3Mo3S4] (CpXL = C5Me4SiEt3, Cp* = C5Me5) led to the formation of cubic [Mo3S4M] clusters, [CpXL3Mo3S4Rh(cod)] (1), [CpXL3Mo3S4Ir(coe)] (2), [Cp*3Mo3S4Rh(coe)] (3), and [Cp*3Mo3S4Ir(coe)] (4) (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, coe = cyclooctene). These clusters were characterized spectroscopically and crystallographically. They catalyzed the C–H borylation of aromatic compounds (benzene, toluene, o-xylene, m-xylene, and p-xylene) in the presence of HBpin (4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane), yielding the corresponding borylated products. Among these, cluster 3 exhibited the highest catalytic activity, while the treatment of cluster 2 with excess HBpin generated a millisecond-detectable potential intermediate, [CpXL3Mo3S4Ir(Bpin)]+. Despite the high affinity of Lewis acidic boron toward sulfur, the robust [Mo3S4M] (M = Rh, Ir) cubes protected adequately by Cp ligands have proven effective in borylation chemistry.
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Organometallics is the flagship journal of organometallic chemistry and records progress in one of the most active fields of science, bridging organic and inorganic chemistry. The journal publishes Articles, Communications, Reviews, and Tutorials (instructional overviews) that depict research on the synthesis, structure, bonding, chemical reactivity, and reaction mechanisms for a variety of applications, including catalyst design and catalytic processes; main-group, transition-metal, and lanthanide and actinide metal chemistry; synthetic aspects of polymer science and materials science; and bioorganometallic chemistry.