ISSN:
1434-1948
Keywords:
S ligands
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P ligands
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Osmium
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Solvent effects
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
In search for osmium complexes with sulfur-dominated coordination spheres that potentially bind and activate or stabilize nitrogenase relevant small molecules, several osmium-sulfur complexes containing 1,2-bis(2-mercaptophenylthio)ethane(2-) (′S4′2-) and benzenedithiolate (′S2′2-) ligands were synthesized. [OsII(PR3)2(′S4′)] [R = Ph (1), Et (2)], [OsIV(PR3)2(′S2′)2] [R = Et (3), Pr(4), Me(5), Ph(6)], [OsIV(PCy3)(′S2′)2] (7), (PHCy3)[OsIII(′S2′)2] (8a), (NMe4)[OsIII(′S2′)2] (8b), and (NBu4)2[OsIV(′S2′)3] (9b) were obtained in reactions starting from commercially available osmium compounds and the sulfur and phosphane ligands. The presence or absence of reducing solvents strongly influenced these reactions. Octahedral (3), (4), and (PHCy3)2[OsIV(′S2′)3] (9a) were characterized by X-ray structure analysis, leading to the conclusion that despite the high oxidation state of the osmium centers, innocent dithiolate ligands are present. The stabilization of the OsIV centers is traced back to S→M π donation. Close inspection of 1 and 2 revealed a large influence of the phosphane ligands on the stability of OsII thioether complexes. While 1 is reasonable stable, 2 readily gives 3 and ethylene via intramolecular ′S4′2- ligand reduction and OsIII→ OsIV oxidation. UV-Vis spectra of 3-5 indicate phosphane dissociation in solution leading to pentacoordinate [Os(PR3)(′S2′)2] complexes. This was confirmed by the synthesis of pentacoordinate [Os(PCy3)(′S2′)2] (7).
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