Carbonyl substitution chemistry of some trimetallic transition metal cluster complexes with polyfunctional ligands

The triruthenium cluster [Ru3(CO)10(dppm)] reacts with a number of multifunctional phosphine ligands to give products consequent on carbonyl substitution and PH activation. Other ligands investigated include HSCH2CH2AsMe(C6H4CH2OMe), HPMe(C6H4(CH2OMe)) and its oxide HP(O)Me(C6H4(CH2OMe)).