Formation and Structure of the Oxygen-Centered Lead Thiolate Cluster Pb5O(SRF)8·2C7H8 [RF = 2,4,6-Tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]

The unusual pentanuclear lead thiolate cluster PbsO(SRF)(8).C2H8 (3) (C7H8 = toluene) has been obtained by oxidation of Pb(SRF)(2) (2) with dry air and structurally characterized. The central oxygen atom is coordinated to three lead atoms in a trigonal planar fashion. The coordination sphere of the other two lead atoms is completed by coordination of toluene molecules.