Melvin A. Neuman Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
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Melvin A. Neuman helped characterize an iron carbonyl tetramer containing a bonded four-metal metal cluster. The structure consists of interpenetrating tetrahedra of iron atoms and bridging carbonyl carbon atoms, giving a concrete example of how diffraction reveals metal–metal connectivity.[ref]
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Structural Characterization of the Cyclopentadienyliron Carbonyl Tetramer, Fe4(eta5-C5H5)4(CO)4. A Cubane-Type Structure Containing a Completely Bonding Tetrametal Cluster Unit by Melvin A. Neuman and others 2026-10-20
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Journal of the American Chemical Society 94, 3383–3388. Original diffraction study: four bonded Fe vertices form a tetrahedron; four triply bridging carbonyl carbons form an interpenetrating tetrahedron.
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