Reactions of Co2(CO)8 and of Co2(CO)6L (L=3-pentyn-1-ol, 1,4-butyn-diol or 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol) with 2(diphenylphosphino)ethyl-trietoxysilane and tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine for applications to new sol–gel materials

(µ2-η4-N-(2-Butynyl)phthalimide)(hexacarbonyl)dicobalt

The reaction of [Co2(CO)8] with an equimolar amount of the internal alkyne N-(2-butynyl)phthalimide (1-Phthalimido-2-butyne) 1 in heptane solution yields the title compound [Co2(CO)6(µ-phthalimidoCH2C≡CMe)] 2. Compound 2 has been characterized using IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy; the tetrahedrane-type cluster framework has been ascertained using a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study performed at 100 K.