@article {4961, title = {{The reactions of the third transition series metal hexafluorides, MF6}, journal = {Journal of Fluorine Chemistry}, volume = {102}, number = {1-2}, year = {2000}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 302YMTimes Cited: 8Cited Reference Count: 77}, month = {Mar}, pages = {243-252}, type = {Article}, abstract = {{The reactions of the third transition (5d) series metal hexafluorides PtF6, IrF6, OsF6, ReF6 and WF6 with CO are studied in the Lewis superacid SbF5, the Bronsted superacid HF and the conjugate Bronsted-Lewis superacid HF-SbF5, in order to evaluate their potential as reactants in reductive carbonylations. These reactions are aimed at the generation of homoleptic metal carbonyl cations of the type [M(CO)(n)](m+)}, keywords = {(3+), carbonyl fluoride, CO, FLUOROSULFATES, HEXACARBONYLS, homoleptic carbonyl complexes, INCLUDING STEREOISOMERS, metal hexafluorides, MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE, NOBLE-METALS, PALLADIUM(II), platinum, superacid, UNDECAFLUORODIANTIMONATE(V), VIBRATIONAL-SPECTRA}, isbn = {0022-1139}, url = {://000086394100033}, author = {von Ahsen, B. and Bach, C. and Pernice, H. and Willner, H. and Aubke, F.} }