7株野生虫草菌的鉴定及其菌丝体醇提取物对HepG2细胞的抑制活性

结合形态学与ITS序列分析对7株野生虫草真菌进行分类鉴定。MTT法分析它们的菌丝体醇提取物对肝癌HepG2细胞增殖的抑制活性。鉴定结果表明菌株MF7、MF9、MF14为细脚棒束孢Isaria tenuipes,菌株MF11、MF12、MF13为蝉棒束孢Isaria cicadae,菌株MF10为球孢白僵菌Beauveria bassiana;MTT结果显示分离到的3株细脚棒束孢和3株蝉棒束孢的菌丝体醇提取物对HepG2的抑制活性较差,IC₅₀均大于500μg/mL;球孢白僵菌MF10对HepG2细胞有一定抑制作用,IC₅₀值为221.6μg/mL,略强于蝙蝠蛾拟青霉发酵菌丝粉产品金水宝胶囊（IC₅₀=364μg/mL）和中华被毛孢发酵菌丝粉产品百令胶囊（IC₅₀=268.7μg/mL）。另外,发现供对比试验的3株蛹虫草菌株（MF1、MF5、MF15）对HepG2细胞均有较好的抑制作用,其中MF15的发酵菌丝体醇提取物活性最强,IC₅₀为55.56μg/mL,暗示蛹虫草发酵菌丝体具有重要的研究价值。     

蛹虫草多糖和D-甘露醇深层发酵的非结构动力学模型

多糖和D-甘露醇是蛹虫草的重要药理活性成分。本文开展了蛹虫草在分批发酵过程中同时生产多糖和D-甘露醇的发酵动力学研究。利用Sigmoid函数构建了蛹虫草菌丝生长、糖基质消耗、多糖和D-甘露醇的非结构动力学模型,并根据Boltzmann方程拟合求解出各模型参数。结果显示,各模型的实测值和预测值拟合度较好。蛹虫草比生长速率在第1.0天达到最大值（μ_max）1.244d^-1;底物葡萄糖的比消耗速率在第0.6天达到最大值（q_{S, max}）2.163d^-1;多糖比合成速率在第2.0天达到最大值（q_{P, max}）51.852mg/(g·d);D-甘露醇比合成速率在第0.99天左右达到最大值（q_{D, max}）37.963mg/(g·d)。蛹虫草多糖的形成与菌丝细胞的生长呈现部分生长关联型,而D-甘露醇的形成与细胞生长呈现生长关联型关系。研究结果为利用分批发酵规模化同时发酵生产蛹虫草多糖和D-甘露醇提供了理论依据。     

层生镰刀菌深层发酵产甲壳素脱乙酰酶的初步研究

壳聚糖在医药、农业、食品等领域有广泛用途。甲壳素脱乙酰酶(CDA)是生物法生产壳聚糖的关键酶。本文首次报道层生镰刀菌深层发酵生产CDA,并研究了层生镰刀菌发酵产CDA的关键培养条件。通过单因素试验确定层生镰刀菌发酵产CDA的4个关键基质参数为:酵母膏(A)、乳糖(B)、硫酸亚铁(C)和甲壳素(D)。进一步采用Box-Behnken设计及响应面分析法对各参数及其交互作用进行了研究。结果显示,A、B、C 3因素及BD的交互作用对CDA得率的影响均为极显著水平(P0.01),得到预测CDA酶活的回归模型。经响应面最优分析,对应4因素的最佳水平为:酵母膏10.57g/L、乳糖10.63g/L、硫酸亚铁5.48g/L、甲壳素10.22/L。在该条件下,CDA酶活可达17.61/mL。     

蛛生真菌中一枝穗霉属新种

本文报道了采自于贵州省贵阳市黔灵山公园的一种寄生蜘蛛的枝穗霉属新种,蛛生枝穗霉Clonostachys aranearum。此新种具有两型产孢结构,A-型产孢结构：轮枝菌型,瓶梗散生,通常2-5个形成轮生体,圆柱形,至顶端略微变细,17.3-27×1.1-1.6μm。B-型产孢结构：帚状,5.4-16.2×1.1-2.2μm,窄楔形,渐细。大量产孢时,分生孢子叠瓦状排列。分生孢子表面光滑,透明,3.2-5.4×1.1-2.1μm,椭圆形,常弯曲。模式标本GZAC QLS0625保存在贵州大学菌种保藏中心。     

湘江河岸土壤中高产甲壳素脱乙酰酶菌株的筛选及鉴定

【目的】甲壳素脱乙酰酶(CDA)是将天然甲壳素生物转化为可商品化利用的壳聚糖的关键酶。本文旨在从湘江河岸的土壤中筛选可高产CDA的新菌株。【方法】以甲壳素为唯一碳源,利用4'-硝基乙酰苯胺为显色剂,通过变色圈法进行产CDA菌株初筛,产酶活性分析复筛;通过形态学和ITS区序列特征对菌株进行鉴定。【结果】从湘江(长沙段)河岸边的土壤中分离出的117株菌株中筛选到可产CDA的菌株30株,其中4株具有较强产CDA的能力。进一步经发酵产酶分析验证,菌株A1具有较强的产CDA能力,其胞外CDA酶活高达13.21 U/m L。结合形态学和ITS区序列特征,菌株A1初步鉴定为层生镰孢菌。【结论】从湘江河岸边的土壤中筛选到可高产CDA的菌株A1,具有较好的开发应用前景。     

叶片和群落尺度净光合速率关系的探讨

叶片净光合速率(P_n)是研究光合作用机理的基本尺度; 而群落净光合速率(P_c)是研究群落光合能力及其与外部环境因子间关系的更好尺度, 特别是区域乃至全球尺度碳循环的研究, 需要将叶片尺度的生理生态模型扩展到冠层尺度。理论上, 群落内所有叶片的累积P_n与实测群落净气体交换速率(NCE)是相等的, 但在野外实际观测中, 两者之间的相互关系目前尚未见报道。该文选取敖汉苜蓿(Medicago sativa ‘Aohan’)人工草地, 采用美国LI-COR公司生产的便携式光合测定系统LI-6400测定P_n, 结合叶面积指数等参数推算P_c, 利用LI-8100连接同化箱测定生态系统净气体交换速率(NEE), 加上土壤呼吸速率, 得到NCE。结果表明: P_c为3.52 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1, 与实测NCE (3.56 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1)基本相等。这表明: 可利用P_n, 结合叶面积指数、群落叶片数目、健康叶片比例和群落可接收有效光照的平均比例等4个关键参数, 准确地换算P_c。然而, 利用同化箱式法测定群落呼吸速率时, 不可避免地会包含土壤呼吸, 所以在观测NCE时, 需要同时测定土壤呼吸。此外, 在冠层模型中, 群落垂直结构和光量子的非线性响应不可忽视。     

残次苹果发酵产物对连作土壤环境及‘平邑甜茶’幼苗生长的影响

在盆栽条件下,研究残次苹果发酵产物对连作土壤环境及平邑甜茶幼苗生长的影响,为减轻苹果连作障碍提供理论依据。试验以连作土壤为对照(CK),设置溴甲烷灭菌连作土壤(T₁)、连作土壤施加苹果发酵产物(T₂)、连作土壤施加灭菌苹果发酵产物(T₃)处理,测定了土壤和平邑甜茶幼苗的相关指标。结果表明: T₁、T₂、T₃能显著促进平邑甜茶幼苗的生长,其中以T₁和T₂的效果较好,其根系呼吸速率、株高、地径、鲜质量、干质量分别比CK提高了107.3%、50.6%、42.4%、171.7%、225.3%和104.4%、50.6%、42.3%、171.8%、225.5%。T₂和T₃提高了连作土壤中养分转化相关酶的活性,过氧化氢酶、脲酶、中性磷酸酶和蔗糖酶活性分别比CK提高了44.5%、169.5%、23.4%、169.3%和23.7%、72.6%、1.5%、121.5%;T₁处理的过氧化氢酶和蔗糖酶活性与CK无显著差异,脲酶和中性磷酸酶活性分别降低了40.8%和41.6%。T₂土壤铵态氮、硝态氮、速效磷和速效钾含量分别较CK提高了18.6%、50.6%、14.0%和36.7%;T₃只提高了速效氮的含量,铵态氮和硝态氮含量分别提高了7.0%和23.6%;T₁与CK相比速效养分含量有所降低。T₁和T₂显著降低了土壤放线菌和真菌数量,增加了细菌数量;T₃处理的细菌、放线菌和真菌数量均较CK显著降低。实时荧光定量PCR分析发现,T₁、T₂和T₃处理的层出镰孢菌、串珠镰孢菌、腐皮镰孢菌和尖孢镰孢菌基因拷贝数均较CK有不同程度的降低。表明苹果发酵产物处理能抑制连作土壤病原菌,改善土壤环境,促进平邑甜茶幼苗生长,可作为一种减轻苹果连作障碍的方法。     

禾谷镰孢菌β2微管蛋白与苯并咪唑类杀菌剂互作研究

小麦赤霉病是小麦上的主要病害之一,在全世界范围内引起该病害的致病菌主要是禾谷镰孢菌Fusarium graminearum。目前,使用杀菌剂是生产上防治小麦赤霉病发生和危害的主要手段,常用的杀菌剂主要有苯并咪唑类杀菌剂(benzimidazoles)等,苯并咪唑类杀菌剂的作用靶标是β2微管蛋白。本研究旨在探究小麦赤霉病菌中β2微管蛋白与苯并咪唑类杀菌剂的互作机制,通过同源建模的方法获得了禾谷镰孢菌β2微管蛋白的三维结构,并在此基础上将β2微管蛋白与4种苯并咪唑类杀菌剂(多菌灵、苯菌灵、噻菌灵、甲基硫菌灵)进行分子对接。分子对接结果显示β2微管蛋白第198位苯丙氨酸和第236位缬氨酸与4种苯并咪唑类杀菌剂直接互作形成氢键,第50、134、165、167、198、200、236、237、239、240、250、253、257、314位氨基酸形成药剂结合口袋。通过比较β2微管蛋白与4种苯并咪唑类杀菌剂结合自由能,发现与其他3种杀菌剂相比,β2微管蛋白与多菌灵的结合自由能最小(-5.72 kcal/mol),说明其与多菌灵互作亲和力更强。采用菌丝生长速率法测定了禾谷镰孢菌对4种苯并咪唑类杀菌剂的EC₅₀值,禾谷镰孢菌对多菌灵、苯菌灵、噻菌灵、甲基硫菌灵的EC₅₀值分别为0.772、0.862、1.088、13.266 mg/L,该结果表明禾谷镰孢菌对多菌灵的敏感性强于其他3种杀菌剂,与分子对接结果相吻合。     

北京2种阔叶树不同高度枝干的呼吸速率及其对温度的敏感性

该研究采用红外气体分析法(IRGA)于2013年3-12月原位测定了北京市东升八家郊野公园中2个主要阔叶树种(槐(Sophora japonica)、旱柳(Salix matsudana)) 3个高度上的枝干呼吸(R_w)日进程, 旨在量化R_w的种间差异, 探索种内R_w及其温度敏感系数(Q₁₀)的时间动态和垂直分布格局。研究结果显示: (1) R_w在不同树种之间差异明显, 相同月份(4月份除外)槐R_w是旱柳的1.12 (7月)-1.79倍(5月)。两树种枝干表面CO₂通量速率均表现出明显的单峰型季节变化, 峰值分别出现在7月((5.13 ± 0.24) μmol·m^-2·s^-1)和8月((3.85 ± 0.17) μmol·m^-2·s^-1)。同一树种在生长月份内的平均呼吸水平显著高于非生长季, 但其Q₁₀值季节变化趋势与之相反。(2) R_W随测量高度的增加而升高, 并在3个高度上表现出不同的日变化规律: 其中, 树干基部及胸高位置为单峰格局, 而一级分枝处的呼吸速率在一天内存在两个峰值, 中间出现短暂的“午休”现象。温度是造成一天内呼吸变化的主要原因。此外, 顶部R_w及其对温度的敏感程度明显高于基部。温度本身和Q₁₀值差异可在一定程度上解释R_W的垂直梯度变化。(3)在生长月份, 单位体积木质组织的日累积呼吸速率(mmol·m^-3·d^-1)与受测部位直径倒数(D^-1)呈极显著正相关关系。单位面积(μmol·m^-2·s^-1)可准确表达两树种在生长期间的R_W水平, 能合理有效地比较不同个体的呼吸差异及同一个体的时空变异。这些结果表明, 采用局部通量法上推至树木整体呼吸时, 应全面考虑R_w的时、空变异规律, 并选择恰当的表达单位, 以减小估测误差。     

采用EF-1α序列及气生菌丝上的孢子形态特征对九州镰孢菌、拟枝孢镰孢菌和厚垣镰孢菌的鉴定

对九州镰孢菌Fusarium kyushuense、厚垣镰孢菌F. chlamydosporum 和拟枝孢镰孢菌F. sporotrichioides在气生菌丝上产生的孢子进行了比较。九州镰孢菌在气生菌丝上产生多隔孢子（即中型分生孢子）;厚垣镰孢菌在气生菌丝上产生的主要是0隔针叶状分生孢子;拟枝孢镰孢菌在气生菌丝上产生两种类型的分生孢子：芜菁形、单胞分生孢子以及椭圆形、0－1隔的分生孢子。多隔的气生孢子（中型分生孢子）在厚垣镰孢菌和拟枝孢镰孢菌这两个种中偶尔可以观察到,但是不应作为对这两个种进行鉴定的主要     

Influence of phosphorus concentration on the growth kinetics and stoichiometry of the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus

The growth of the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus obliquus was studied at 30°C in a mineral culture medium with phosphorus concentrations of between 0 and 372 μ . The values for the specific growth rates, between and , fitted a semistructured substrate-limitation model with μ_m1 = 0·0466 h⁻¹, μ_m2 = 0·0256 h⁻¹ and . The specific uptake rate of phosphorus reached a maximum value of q_Sm1 = 658·01 × 10⁻⁴ μmol P mg⁻¹ biomass h⁻¹.     

北亚热带地带性森林土壤温室气体通量对土地利用方式改变和降水减少的响应

弄清土地利用和降水变化对林地土壤主要温室气体(CO₂、CH₄和N₂O)排放通量变化的影响, 是准确评估森林土壤温室气体排放能力的重要基础。该研究以常绿落叶阔叶混交林原始林、桦木(Betula luminifera)次生林和马尾松(Pinus massoniana)人工林为对象, 采用静态箱-气相色谱法研究了3种土地利用方式(常绿落叶阔叶混交林原始林、桦木次生林和马尾松人工林)和降水减少处理状况下森林土壤CO₂、CH₄和N₂O通量排放特征, 并探讨了其环境驱动机制。研究结果表明: 原始林土壤CH₄吸收通量显著高于次生林和人工林, 次生林CH₄吸收通量显著高于人工林土壤。人工林土壤CO₂排放通量显著高于原始林和次生林土壤。次生林土壤N₂O排放通量高于原始林和人工林, 但三者间差异不显著。降水减半显著抑制了3种不同土地利用方式下林地土壤CH₄吸收通量; 降水减半处理对原始林和次生林土壤CO₂排放通量均具有显著的促进作用, 而对人工林土壤CO₂排放通量具有显著的抑制作用; 降水减半处理促进了原始林和人工林林地土壤N₂O排放而抑制了次生林林地土壤N₂O排放。原始林和次生林林地土壤CH₄吸收通量随土壤温度升高显著增加, CH₄吸收通量与土壤温度均呈显著相关关系; 原始林、次生林和人工林土壤CO₂和N₂O排放通量与土壤温度均呈显著正相关关系; 土壤湿度抑制了次生林和人工林土壤CH₄吸收通量, 其CH₄吸收通量随土壤湿度增加显著减少; 原始林土壤CO₂排放通量与土壤湿度呈显著正相关关系。自然状态下, 原始林土壤N₂O排放通量与土壤湿度呈显著正相关关系, 原始林和次生林土壤N₂O排放通量与硝态氮含量呈显著相关关系。研究结果表明全球气候变化(如降水变化)和土地利用方式的转变将对北亚热带森林林地土壤温室气体排放通量产生显著的影响。     

Greenhouse gas fluxes of typical northern subtropical forest soils: Impacts of land use change and reduced precipitation

Aims It is important to study the effects of land use change and reduced precipitation on greenhouse gas fluxes (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) of forest soils. Methods The fluxes of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O and their responses to environmental factors of primary forest soil, secondary forest soil and artificial forest soil under a reduced precipitation regime were explored using the static chamber and gas chromatography methods during the period from January to December in 2014. Important findings Results indicate that CH₄ uptake of primary forest soil ((-44.43 ± 8.73) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) was significantly higher than that of the secondary forest soil ((-21.64 ± 4.86) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) and the artificial forest soil ((-10.52 ± 2.11) μg C·m^-2·h^-1). CH₄ uptake of the secondary forest soil ((-21.64 ± 4.86) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) was significantly higher than that of the artificial forest ((-10.52 ± 2.11) μg C·m^-2·h^-1). CO₂ emissions of the artificial forest soil ((106.53 ± 19.33) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) were significantly higher than that of the primary forest soil ((49.50 ± 8.16) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) and the secondary forest soil ((63.50 ± 5.35) μg C·m^-2·h^-1) (p < 0.01). N₂O emissions of the secondary forest soil ((1.91 ± 1.22) μg N·m^-2·h^-1) were higher than that of the primary forest soil ((1.40 ± 0.28) μg N·m^-2·h^-1) and the artificial forest soil ((1.01 ± 0.86) μg N·m^-2·h^-1). Reduced precipitation (-50%) had a significant inhibitory effect on CH₄ uptake of the artificial forest soil, while it enhanced CO₂ emissions of the primary forest soil and the secondary forest soil. Reduced precipitation had a significant inhibitory effect on CO₂ emissions of the artificial forest soil and N₂O emissions of the secondary forest (p < 0.01). Reduced precipitation promotes N₂O emissions of the primary forest soil and the artificial forest soil. CH₄ uptake of the primary forest and the secondary forest soil increased significantly with the increase of soil temperature under natural and reduced precipitation. CO₂ and N₂O emission fluxes of the primary forest soil, secondary forest soil and artificial forest soil were positively correlated with soil temperature (p < 0.05). Soil moisture inhibited CH₄ uptake of the secondary forest soil and the artificial forest soil (p < 0.05). CO₂ emissions of the primary forest soil were significantly positively correlated with soil moisture (p < 0.05). N₂O emissions of primary forest soil and secondary forest soil were significantly correlated with the nitrate nitrogen content (p < 0.05). It was implied that reduced precipitation and land use change would have significant effects on greenhouse gas emissions of subtropical forest soils.     

Effluxes of nitrous oxide,methane and carbon dioxide and their responses to increasing nitrogen deposition in the Gurbantünggüt Desert of Xinjiang,China

Aims Desert soils play an important role in the exchange of major greenhouse gas (GHG) between atmosphere and soil. However, many uncertainties existed in understanding of desert soil role, especially in efflux evaluation under a changing environment. Methods We conducted plot-based field study in center of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, Xinjiang, and applied six rates of simulated nitrogen (N) deposition on the plots, i.e. 0 (N0), 0.5 (N0.5), 1.0 (N1), 3.0 (N3), 6.0 (N6) and 24.0 (N24) g·m^-2·a^-1. The exchange rates of N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂ during two growing seasons were measured for two years after N applications. Important findings The average efflux of two growing seasons from control plots (N0) were 4.8 μg·m^-2·h^-1, -30.5 μg·m^-2·h^-1 and 46.7 mg·m^-2·h^-1 for N₂O, CH₄ and CO_2, respectively. The effluxes varied significantly among seasons. N0, N0.5 and N1 showed similar exchange of N₂O in spring and summer, which was relatively higher than in autumn, while the rates of N₂O in N6 and N24 were controled by time points of N applications. The uptake of CH₄ was relatively higher in both spring and summer, and lower in autumn. Emission of CO₂ changed minor from spring to summer, and greatly decreased in autumn in the first measured year. In the second year, the emission patterns were changed by rates of N added. N additions generally stimulated the emission of N₂O, while the effects varied in different seasons and years. In addition, no obvious trends were found in the emission factor of N₂O. The uptake of CH₄ was not significantly affected by N additions. N additions did not change CO₂ emissions in the first year, while high N significantly reduced the CO₂ emissions in spring and summer of the second year, without affected in autumn. Structure equation model analysis on the factors suggested that N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂ were dominantly affected by the N application rates, soil temperature or moisture and plant density, respectively. Over the growing seasons, both the net efflux and the global warming potential caused by N additions were small.     

Thirst impairment elicited by intraventricular administration of vasopressin antagonists

To determine whether centrally released vasopressin influences thirst, observations of osmotic thirst threshold, osmotic load excretion and postloading restitution of plasma osmolality were made in dogs in control experiments and during infusion of AVP antagonists into the third ventricle. Significant elevation of osmotic thirst threshold was elicited by infusion of d(CH₂)₅AVP at a rate of 0.2–2.0 μg·min⁻¹ and of d(Et₂)AVP at a rate of 0.3 μg·min⁻¹ (V₁ antagonists, weak V₂ agonists) as well as by administration of d(CH₂)₅[D-Ile²,Abu⁴]AVP at a rate of 0.4 μg·min⁻¹ (potent V₂ antagonist, weak V₁ antagonist). Administration of d(CH₂)₅AVP at a rate of 2.0 μg·min⁻¹ was associated with a significant suppression of the postloading water intake and osmotic load excretion and with a delay in restitution of plasma osmolality. These findings indicate that centrally released vasopressin may participate in the control of thirst.     

Dinuclear sulfide–thiolate complexes [Pt2(μ-S)(μ-SR)(PPh3)4] as cationic metalloligands

The cationic monoalkylated derivatives of the well-known metalloligand [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄], viz. [Pt₂(μ-S)(μ-SR)(PPh₃)₄]⁺ (R = n-Bu, CH₂Ph) are themselves able to act as metalloligands towards the Ph₃PAu⁺ and R′Hg⁺ (R′ = Ph or ferrocenyl) fragments, by reaction with Ph₃PAuCl or R′HgCl, respectively. The resulting dicationic products [Pt₂(μ-SR)(μ-SAuPPh₃)(PPh₃)₄]²⁺ and [Pt₂(μ-SR)(μ-SHgR′)(PPh₃)₄]²⁺ are readily isolated as their hexafluorophosphate salts, and have been fully characterised by spectroscopic techniques and an X-ray structure determination on [Pt₂(μ-SR)(μ-SHgFc)(PPh₃)₄](PF₆)₂.     

Photosynthetic response of Myriophyllum salsugineum A.E. orchard to photon irradiance, temperature and external free CO2

The photosynthetic capacity of Myriophyllum salsugineum A.E. Orchard was measured, using plants collected from Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Victoria and grown subsequently in a glasshouse pond at Griffith, New South Wales. At pH 7.00, under conditions of constant total alkalinity of 1.0 meq dm⁻³ and saturating photon irradiance, the temperature optimum was found to be 30–35°C with rates of 140 μmol mg⁻¹ chlorophyll a h⁻¹ for oxygen production and 149 μmol mg⁻¹ chlorophyll a h⁻¹ for consumption of CO₂. These rates are generally higher than those measured by other workers for the noxious Eurasian water milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum L., of which Myriophyllum salsugineum is a close relative. The light-compensation point and the photon irradiance required to saturate photosynthetic oxygen production were exponentially dependent on water temperature. Over the temperature range 15–35°C the light-compensation point increased from 2.4 to 16.9 μmol (PAR) m⁻² s⁻¹ for oxygen production while saturation photon irradiance increased from 41.5 to 138 μmol (PAR) m⁻² s⁻¹ for oxygen production and from 42.0 to 174 μmol (PAR) m⁻² s⁻¹ for CO₂ consumption. Respiration rates increased from 27.1 to 112.3 μmol (oxygen consumed) g⁻¹ dry weight h⁻¹ as temperature was increased from 15 to 35°C. The optimum temperature for productivity is 30°C.     

Mixed-metal butterfly acetamidediato clusters derived from a highly reactive ruthenium oxo cluster: synthesis and characterization of [(PPh3)2N][MRu3(CO)12(η-μ3-NC(μ-O)CH3)], (M = Mn or Re)

Analogy with the isolable oxo cluster [Fe₃(CO)₉(μ₃-O)]²⁻, which is structurally interesting and synthetically useful, prompted the present attempt to synthesize its ruthenium analog. Although the high reactivity of [Ru₃(CO)₉(μ₃-O)]²⁻ (I) prevented its isolation, the reaction of this species with [M(CO)₃(NCCH₃)]⁺, where M = Mn or Re, yields [PPN][MRu₃(CO)₁₂(η²-μ₃-NC(μ-O)CH₃]⁻. The high nucleophilicity of the oxo ligand in [Ru₃(CO)₉(μ₃-O)]²⁻ (I) appears to be responsible for the conversion of acetonitrile to an acetamidediato ligand and for the instability of I. The crystal structure of [PPN][MnRu₃(CO)₁₂(η²-μ₃-NC(μ-O)CH₃)]] reveals a hinged butterfly array of metal atoms in which the acetamidediato ligand bridges the two wings with μ₃-N bonding to an Mn and two Ru atoms, and μ-O bonding to an Ru atom.     

Heterobimetallic chloro bridgedcomplexes of (η:η−C10H16)-ruthenium(IV) with palladium(II), platinum(II), rhodium(III), iridium(III), copper(I) and rhodium(I)

Metathesis of [(η³:η³−C₁₀H₁₆)Ru(Cl) (μ−Cl)]₂ (1) with [R₃P) (Cl)M(μ-Cl)]₂ (M = Pd, Pt), [Me₂NCH₂C₆H₄Pd(μ-Cl)]₂ and [(OC)₂Rh(μ-Cl)]₂ affords the heterobimetallic chloro bridged complexes (η³:η³-C₁₀H₁₆) (Cl)Ru(μ-Cl)₂M(PR₃)(Cl) (M = Pd, Pt), (η³:η³-C₁₀H₁₆) (Cl)Ru(μ-Cl)₂PdC₆H₄CH₂NMe₂ and (η³:η³-C₁₀H₁₆) (Cl)Ru(μ-Cl)₂Rh(CO)₂, respectively. Complex 1 reacts with [Cp^*M(Cl) (μ-Cl)]₂ (M = Rh, Ir), [p-cymene Ru(Cl) (μ-Cl]₂ and [(Cy₃P)Cu(μ-Cl)]₂ to give an equilibrium of the heterobimetallic complexes and of educts. The structures of (η³:η³-C₁₀H₁₆)Ru(μ-Cl)₂Pd(PR₃) (Cl) (R = Et, Bu) and of one diastereoisomer of (η³:η³-C₁₀H₁₆)Ru(μ-Cl)₂IrCp^*(Cl) were determined by X-ray diffraction.