H2Ru6(CO)18 has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods: the metal atoms define an octahedron, each ruthenium bearing three terminal carbonyl groups; hydride ligands occupy triply-bridging positions on two opposite faces of the octahedron.
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Churchill et al. (1970) studied this question.