Synthesis and characterization of mixed ruthenium/platinum mu (sub)4 -phosphinidene, phosphorus monoxide, and related clusters

Research has been conducted on the ruthenium/platinum mixed-metal cluster complexes formed via capping the Ru (sub)3 P face of the nido cluster with the labile Pt(0) reagent. The results of the spectroscopic and structural data comparison for the clusters which reveals the effects of the mu (sub)4 -phosphinidene, phosphorus monoxide ligands on the cluster bonding are reported.