Ligand substitution in the osmium-antimony rings Os3(μ-SbPh2)2(CO)10and Os3(μ-SbPh2)3(Cl)(CO)9

Ying Zhou Li, Rakesh Ganguly, Weng Kee Leong*

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Abstract

TMNO-activated ligand substitution in the fused ring compounds Os3(μ-SbPh2)2(CO)10, 1, and Os3(μ-SbPh2)3(Cl)(CO)9, 2, in acetonitrile affords the mono- and disubstituted CH3CN-derivatives. The initial product of CH3CN substitution in 1 is an equatorial isomer, which can isomerize to the axial isomer upon heating; they are the first examples in which both isomers have been characterized crystallographically. Subsequent reaction of the CH3CN-derivatives of 2 with two-electron donor ligands L do not always result in the displacement of the acetonitrile ligands; displacement of a carbonyl ligand can also occur and appears to depend on the stereoelectronic properties of L. This is suggestive of an associative mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)46-54
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume820
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • Antimony
  • Carbonyl clusters
  • Ligand substitution
  • Osmium

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