Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.38, No.11, 2746-2749, 1999
First Cr(II) complex with a tetrahedral M-4(mu(4)-O) core: [M-4(mu(4)-O)(mu-Cl)(6)(THF)(4)]
The first tetranuclear chromium(II) complex;with the prototypical structure [Cr-4(mu(4)-O)(mu-X)(6)L-4] has been prepared by reaction of stoichiometric amounts of CrCl2, LiOH . H2O, and (BuLi)-Li-n.