The structures of rhenium carbonyl (hydride) clusters (including some with core carbide atoms)
The structures of rhenium carbonyl clusters [Rex(CO)yHx]z-
This page lists the known structurally characterised rhenium carbonyl clusters according to structure type, closo-, nido-, arachno- and hypho- and number of cluster vertices. Some clusters containing core carbon atoms are included. Click on a molecular formula to bring up a page with the 3D structure of that cluster. Hydrogen atoms have not been located in every case.
| 4 pairs | 5 pairs | 6 pairs | 7 pairs | 8 pairs | |
| capped closo | [Re4H4(CO)12] | [Re7C(CO)21]3- [Re7C(CO)22]– | |||
| closo | [Re4H5(CO)12]– | [Re6C(CO)19]2- [Re6H7(CO)18]– | |||
| nido | [Re2H2(CO)8] | [Re3H4(CO)10]– | [Re4H4(CO)13]2- [Re4H6(CO)12]2- | [Re5C(CO)16H]2- | |
| arachno | [Re2H3(CO)8]– [Re2(CO)10] | [Re3H(CO)12]2- [Re3H3(CO)12] | [Re4H5(CO)14]– | ||
| hypho | [Re3H(CO)14] | [Re4H4(CO)15]2- [Re4H4(CO)16] |