(μ3-Hydrido)[μ3-2-(trimethylsilyl) ethylidyne-κ3C1:C1:C1] tetrakis[(η5-cyclopentadienyl)cobalt(II)]

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co4(C5H5) 4(μ3-CCH2SiMe3)(μ3-H)], the Co atoms form a distorted tetrahedron with the ethylidyne moiety bridging three of the Co atoms as well as the hydrido ligand also bridging three of the Co atoms. The Co-Co bond lengths in the Co4tetrahedron vary from 2.3844 (4) to 2.4608 (4) Å. Each Co atom is additionally η5-bonded to a cyclopentadienyl (Cp) anion.