1 1 e 2 dppe 3 NC 5 H 5 closo 1 2 RhSB 9 H 8 conformational lability and reactivity with H 2 upon protonation
protonation+ Ana C. Mateo,a Beatriz Calvo,a,b Ramon Macias,*a Maria Jose Artigas,a Fernando J. Lahoza and Luis A. Oro*a,b a Instituto de Sintesis Quimica y Catalisis Homogenea (ISQCH) Universidad de ZaragozaConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. E mail: oro@unizar.es, rmacias@unizar.es; Tel: +34 976 761143 b Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia +Dedicated to the memory of Professor Ken Wade, a pattern maker in cluster chemistry.