ISSN:
0947-6539
Keywords:
ab initio calculations
;
hydrides
;
osmium
;
ruthenium
;
silicon
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The compounds [M(SiR3)H3(PPh3)3] (1: M = Ru, R = 1 - NC4H4 = pyr; 2a-c: M = Os, R = pyr, Et, Ph) are prepared through reaction of either [RuH2(PPh3)4] or [OsH4(PPh3)3] with the appropriate silane HSiR3 (3a-c: R = pyr, Et, Ph). The X-ray structure analysis of compound 2 a and ab initio calculations on the model compounds [Os(SiR3)H3(PH3)3] (4a-c: R = H, NH2, pyr) reveal a trigonal distortion along the Os-Si axis from an idealised tetrahedral geometry for the central OsSiP3 heavy-atom skeleton. The structure can be described as two face-shared octahedra, one based on osmium (OsH3P3) and the other based on silicon (SiH3N3). Studies of the bonding situation in 2 a reveal that the N-pyrrolyl substituents have a marked shortening effect on the osmium-silicon distance (229.3(3) pm) and that each of the three hydride ligands participates in partial three-centre bonding involving osmium, silicon and hydrogen. 1H, 13C, 29Si and 31P NMR spectra were used to determine the solution structures of complexes 1 and 2 a.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.19970031010
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