Alcohol addition to acetonitrile activated by the [Re6(μ3-Se)8]2+ cluster core

d The addition of methanol and ethanol to the previously reported cluster solvates [Re-6(mu(3)-Se)(8)(PEt3)(5)(MeCN)](SbF6)(2) and trans-[Re-6(mu(3)-Se)(8)(PEt3)(4)(CH3CN)(2)][SbF6](2) afforded three cluster complexes with imino ester ligands: {Re-6(mu(3)-Se)(8)(PEt3)(5)[HNC(OCH3)(CH3)]}(SbF6)(2), {Re-6(mu(3)-Se)(8)(PEt3)(5)[HNC(OCH2CH3)(CH3)]}{SbF6}(2), and trans-{Re-6(mu(3)-Se)(8)(PEt3)(4)[HNC(OCH3)(CH3)](2)}{SbF6}(2). In all cases, predominant formation of the Z isomers was observed.