Convenient route to an electron-deficient Tetraosmium(I) Carboxylate chain

Bo Yang Chor; Rakesh Ganguly; Weng Kee Leong

doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.12.043

Convenient route to an electron-deficient Tetraosmium(I) Carboxylate chain

Bo Yang Chor, Rakesh Ganguly, Weng Kee Leong^*

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Refluxing the dinuclear complex [Os₂(CO)₆(μ-OOC^tBu)₂] in acetonitrile affords the substituted derivative [Os₂(CO)₄(μ-OOC^tBu)₂(NCMe)₂]. Their reaction with PPh₃ in a 2:1 (Os:PPh₃) ratio represents a convenient route to the 64-electron, tetraosmium chain [Os₄(CO)₈(μ-OOC^tBu)₄(PPh₃)₂].

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-117
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume	804
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.12.043
Publication status	Published - Feb 15 2016
Externally published	Yes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Biochemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

Keywords

Carboxylate
Chain
Electron-deficient
Osmium
Tetranuclear

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Convenient route to an electron-deficient Tetraosmium(I) Carboxylate chain

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