Treatment of lithiated
(η6-X
n
-substituted-arene)Cr(CO)3
complexes (X = OMe, n = 2, 3)
with
(η6-benzene)Mn(CO)
x
L3
-
x
PF6 complexes (L = P(OEt)3, x =
0, 1) gave rise to the formation
of di-, tri-, and tetrapolymetallic complexes depending on the
experimental conditions. A
“one-pot” procedure was developed to obtain tetranuclear complexes
directly from (η6-arene)Cr and -Mn mononuclear complexes. The molecular structures of the
trinuclear complex
5b
((CO)3Cr[(μ-η6-1,3-(OCH3)2-C6H2:(η5-C6H6)2]Mn2[(CO)4(P(OEt)3)2]
and of tetranuclear
complex 9
((CO)3Cr[μ-η6-1,3,5-(OCH3)3-C6:(η5-C6H6)3]Mn3[(CO)6(P(OEt)3)3]
have been determined by X-ray crystallography.