Xu, XinglingFong, S.W. AudiLi, ZhaohuiLoh, Zhi-HengZhao, FengVittal, Jagadese J.Henderson, WilliamKhoo, Soo-BengHor, T.S. Andy2009-08-312009-08-312002Xu, X., Fong, S. W. A., Li, Z., Loh, Z., Zhao, F., Vittal, J. J., Henderson, W., Khoo, S. & Hor, T. S. A. (2002). Synthetic, structural, electrochemical, and theoretical studies of heterometallic aggregates with a [Pt₂(μ-S)₂M] Core (M = Hg, Au), (41), 25, 6838-6845.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2885Novel electroactive multimetallic compounds based on the {Pt₂(μ₂-S)₂M} core, viz. [Pt₂(PPh₃)₄(μ₃-S)₂HgFc]PF₆ (1) [Fc = (η⁵-C₅H₄)Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)] and [Pt₂(PPh₃)₄(μ₃-S)₂Hg₂Fc⁶](PF₆)₂ (2) [Fc⁶ = Fe(η⁵-C₅H₄)₂], have been synthesized under the guide of electrospray mass spectrometry. The electrochemistry of these ferrocene funtionalized compounds together with the reported [Pt₂(PPh₃)₄(μ₃-S)₂HgPPh₃](PF₆)₂ (3), [Pt₂(PPh₃)₄(μ₂-S)(μ₃-S)HgPh]PF₆ (4), and [Pt₂(PPh₃)₄(μ₂-S)(μ₃-S)AuPPh₃]PF₆ (5) have been investigated using cyclic voltammetry and DFT calculations. These results point to a prominent ligand-based oxidation.enThis article is published in the Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. (c) 2002 American Chemical Societyheterometallic aggregateselectrospray mass spectrometryoxidationJournal Article10.1021/ic011181o