Tris)(η5-cyclopentadienyl-μ-carbonyl-iron)-μ3-nitrosylclusterwasobtainedfromthereactionofcyclopentadienyldicarbonylirondimerwithnitrogenmonoxideinxylene.Theclusterwascharacterizedbyelementalanalyses,IR,MSand1HNMR.Thecrystalstructureof[(η5-C5H5)(μ-CO)Fe]3(μ3-NO).C4H8OwasdeterminedbyX-raydiffractionanalysis.ItcrystallizesintheorthorhombicspacegroupPnma,a=9.053(2),6=10.545(2),c=22.525(4)A,V=2150.3(7)A3,Z=4,Dc=1.68g.cm-3;structuresolutionandrefinementbasedon1141reflectionswithI>3.0(I)(MoKa,A=0.71073A)convergedatR=0.0540.Theinfraredabsorptionbandat1325cm-1oftheμ3-NOinthecluster,whichisredshifted,showsthatμ3-NOisactivated.
