The effect of solvents on the stability of the products of electrochemical reactions of iron, ruthenium, and osmium carbonyl cluster compounds

The electrochemical reactions of carbonyl cluster compounds M3(CO)12 (M = Fe, Ru, Os) were compared with those of [Fe5C(CO)14]2− and [Fe6C(CO)16]2− in different aprotic solvents. The stability of electrochemically generated products of these clusters in the studied solvents was shown to grow in the following order: tetrahydrofuran < acetone < dichloromethane < acetonitrile.