Synthesis and characterization of triosmium and triruthenium pyrene clusters

The reaction between 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde (C₁₆H₉CHO) and the labile triosmium cluster [Os₃(CO)₁₀(CH₃CN)₂] gives rise to the formation of two new compounds by competitive oxidative addition between the aldehydic group and an arene C-H bond, to afford the acyl complex [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)(μ-COC₁₆H₉)] (1) and the compound [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H) (C₁₆H₈CHO)] (2), respectively. Thermolysis of [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)(μ-C₁₆H₉CO)] (1) in n-octane affords two new complexes in good yields, [Os₃(CO)₉(μ-H)₂(μ-COC₁₆H₈)] (3) and the pyryne complex [Os₃(CO)₉(μ-H)₂(μ₃-η¹:η¹:η²-C₁₆H₈)] (4).In contrast, when 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde reacts with [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] only one product is obtained, [Ru₃(CO)₉(μ-H)₂(μ₃-η¹:η¹:η²-C₁₆H₈)] (5), a nonacarbonyl cluster bearing a pyrene ligand. All compounds were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic data, and crystal structures for 1, 2, 4 and 5 were obtained.     

Synthesis of new heterometallic complexes by tin-sulfur bond cleavage of pySSnPh3 (pySH = pyridine-2-thiol) at triruthenium and triosmium centres

The ruthenium-tin complex, [Ru₂(CO)₄(SnPh₃)₂(μ-pyS)₂] (1), the main product of the oxidative-addition of pySSnPh₃ to Ru₃(CO)₁₂ in refluxing benzene, is [Ru(CO)₂(pyS)(SnPh₃)] synthon. It reacts with PPh₃ to give [Ru(CO)₂(SnPh₃)(PPh₃)(κ²-pyS)] (2) and further with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ or [Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂] to afford the butterfly clusters [MRu₃(CO)₁₂(SnPh₃)(μ₃-pyS)] (3, M=Ru; 4, M=Os). Direct addition of pySSnPh₃ to [Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂] at 70 °C gives [Os₃(CO)₉(SnPh₃)(μ₃-pyS)] (5) as the only bimetallic compound, while with unsaturated [Os₃(CO)₈{μ₃-PPh₂CH₂P(Ph)C₆H₄}(μ-H)] the previously reported [Os₃(CO)₈(μ-pyS)(μ-H)(μ-dppm)] (6) and the new bimetallic cluster [Os₃(CO)₇(SnPh₃){μ-Ph₂PCH₂P(Ph)C₆H₄}(μ-pyS)[(μ-H)] (7) are formed at 110 °C. Compounds 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 have been characterized by X-ray diffraction studies.     

An Electron-Deficient Triosmium Cluster Containing the Thianthrene Ligand: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of [Os3(CO)9(μ3-η2-C12H7S2)(μ-H)]

Reaction of [Os₃(CO)₁₀(CH₃CN)₂] with thianthrene at 80 °C leads to the nonacarbonyl dihydride compound [Os₃(CO)₉(μ-3,4-η²-C₁₂H₆S₂)(μ-H)₂] (1) and the 46-electron monohydride compound [Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃-η²-C₁₂H₇S₂)(μ-H)] (2). Compound 2 reacts reversibly with CO to give the CO adduct [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-η²-C₁₂H₇S₂)(μ-H)] (3) whereas with PPh₃ it gives the addition product [Os₃(CO)₉)(PPh₃)(μ-η²-C₁₂H₇S₂)(μ-H)] (4) as well as the substitution product 1,2-[Os₃(CO)₁₀((PPh₃)₂] (5) Compound 2 represents a unique example of an electron-deficient triosmium cluster in which the thianthrene ring is bound to cluster by coordination of the sulfur lone pair and a three-center-two-electron bond with the C(2) carbon which bridges the same edge of the triangle as the hydride. Electrochemical and DFT studies which elucidate the electronic properties of 2 are reported. Dedicated to the memory of a great scientist, F. Albert Cotton.     

X-ray and conformation analysis of the new trinuclear cluster of osmium Os3(μ,η2-OCC6H5)(η3-C3H5)(CO)9

The crystal structure of the Os₃(μ,η²-O=CC₆H₅)(η³-C₃H₅)(CO)₉ cluster synthesized by the reaction of the (μ-H)Os₃(μ-O=CC₆H₅)(CO)₁₀ complex with allylamine in chloroform was determined by X-ray analysis. Prolonged storage of the reaction mixture led to N-C bond cleavage in allylamine and η³-addition of the allyl fragment at one of the Os atoms (Os-C 2.246 ?, 2.248 ?, and 2.273 ?). The unit cell parameters of the complex are a = 9.494(1) ?, b = 10.479(1) ?, c = 12.474(2) ?, α = 84.55(1)°, β = 70.08(1)°, γ = 70.72(1)°, V = 1255.8(4), ?³, space group P , Z = 2; C₁₉H₁₀O₁₀Os₃; d _calc = 2.922 g/cm³, 3085 I _hkl > 2σ _I of 3611 collected reflections; R = 0.0252. The structure of Os₃(μ,η²-O=CC₆H₅)(η³-C₃H₅)(CO)₉ is molecular. The plane of the Os₃ triangle and the OsCOOs plane are connected according to the “butterfly” principle with an angle of 103.4° between them. The Os-Os distances in the cluster core vary from 2.836(1) ? to 2.844(1) ?; the Os-C_carb distances are 1.88(1)–1.97(1) ?; the distances to the atoms of the bridging ligands are Os-C 2.11(1) ?, Os-O 2.14(1) ?; the O-C bridging bond is 1.24(1) ?. of the Os₃(μ,η²-O=CC₆H₅)(η³-C₃H₅)(CO)₉ triosmium cluster were studied theoretically. The potential curve of the internal rotation of the allyl ligand relative to the Os(1)-C(9) bond was determined. The rotation barrier of the allyl ligand in crystal relative to the Os(1)-C(9) bond is 8.38 kJ/mol, and the rotation of the ligand is not hindered. The effects of the intra-and intermolecular interactions on the conformation state of the cluster complex are considered. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by V. A. Maksakov, N. V. Pervukhina, N. V. Podberezskaya, M. Yu. Afonin, V. A. Potemkin, and V. P. Kirin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 926–932, September–October, 2008.     

MgO-supported CO hydrogenation catalysts derived from [H3ReOs3(CO)13]

Magnesia-supported catalysts were prepared from [Os₃(CO)₁₂], [H₃Re₃(CO)₁₂], a combination of the two, and [H₃ReOs₃(CO)₁₃]. The catalysts were tested for hydrogenation of CO in a flow reactor, the surface structures were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and wet chemical extraction (cation metathesis), and the used catalysts were investigated with transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The catalysts all lost activity during operation; the catalyst made from the triosmium cluster lost activity as a result of being converted into the inactive [OS₁₀C(CO)₂₄]²⁻, as observed previously. The catalyst made from the bimetallic cluster lost activity less rapidly than the others, and the IR spectra indicate that formation of the decaosmium cluster had been prevented by Re, which was present near the Os particles in the used catalyst. In contrast, when [Os₃(CO)₁₂] and [H₃Re₃(CO)₁₂] were used in combination, the formation Of [Os₁₀C(CO)₂₄]²⁻ took place, the deactivation was relatively rapid, and there was negligible Re in the immediate neighborhood of the Os particles. Evidently, Re remote from the Os exerted no stabilizing effect. These results indicate an advantage of having the two metals initially bonded to each other in the catalyst precursor.     

Surface Mediated Organometallic Synthesis: Formation of [H5Os10(CO)24]− by Hydrogenation of Silica-Supported [Os(CO)3(OH)2]n as a Springboard for a High-Yield Synthesis of [H4Os10(CO)24]2− Starting from α-[Os(CO)3Cl2]2 and Working in Ethylene Glycol Solution

New high yield routes to the high nuclearity hydrido carbonyl clusters [H₅Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^- and [H₄Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^2-, model systems for the chemisorption of CO and H₂ on metal surfaces, are reported. [H₅Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^- is obtained in good yields by hydrogenation (1 atm) at 200°C of physisorbed [Os(CO)₃(OH)₂]_n whereas in refluxing ethylene glycol solution, that is less acidic than the silica surface, [H₄Os₁₀(CO)₂₄]^2- is obtained in high yield starting from [Os(CO)₃(OH)₂]_n or, more conveniently, from -[Os(CO)₃Cl₂]₂ in the presence of the stoichiometric amount of sodium carbonate. The quantitative equilibrium

Photochemical reaction of the heterometallic complex (μ-H)Os3{μ-O2CC5H4Mn(CO)3}(CO)10 with triphenylphosphine

Photolysis of the heterometallic complex (μ-H)Os₃{μ-O₂CC₅H₄Mn(CO)₃}(CO)₁₀ together with PPh₃ results in replacement of the CO groups by PPh₃ both at the Mn atom and in the Os₃ metallocycle to afford the complexes (μ-H)Os₃{μ-O₂CC₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃}(CO)₁₀, (μ-H)Os₃{μ-O₂CC₅H₄Mn(CO)₃}(CO)₉}(CO)₉PPh₃, and (μ-H)Os₃{μ-O₂CC₅H₄Mn(CO)₂PPh₃}(CO)₉PPh₃ (two isomers). The reaction is also accompanied by the partial removal of the Mn(CO)₃ group followed by the protonation of the cyclopentadienyl group and formation of triosmium clusters (μ-H)Os₃(μ-O₂CC₅H₄R}(CO)₁₀ (R=H, Et). Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 746–751, April, 2000.     

Products from the reaction of M3(CO)12 (M = Ru or Os) with water

Reaction of the carbonyl Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with water leads to the formation of polynuclear hydrides α-H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₂, α-H₂Ru₄(CO)₁₃; the corresponding reaction with Os₃(CO)₁₂ yields the complexes (H)(OH)Os₃(CO)₁₀, H₂Os₄(CO)₁₃, H₄Os₄(CO)₁₂, H₂Os₅(CO)₁₆, H₂Os₅(CO)₁₅, H₂Os₆(CO)₁₈ and H₂Os₇(CO)₁₉C.     

Reactivity of [Os3(CO)10(NCMe)2] and [Os3(CO)10(μ-Cl)(μ-AuPPh3)] with 4-mercaptopyridine: X-ray structure of [Os3(CO)10(μ-H)(μ-SC5H4N)] and [Os3(CO)10(μ-AuPPh3)(μ-SC5H4N)]

The compound [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-Cl)(μ-AuPPh₃)] (2) was prepared from the reaction between [Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂] (1) and [AuClPPh₃] under mild conditions. The reaction of 2 with 4-mercaptopyridine (4-pyS) ligand yielded compounds [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)(μ-SC₅H₄N)] (4), formed by isolobal replacement of the fragment [AuPPh₃]⁺ by H⁺ and [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-AuPPh₃)(μ-SC₅H₄N)] (5). [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)(μ-SC₅H₄N)] (4) was also obtained by substitution of two acetonitrile ligands in the activated cluster 1 by 4-pyS, at room temperature in dichloromethane. Compounds 2-5 were characterized spectroscopically and the molecular structures of 4 and 5 in the solid state were obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.     

The activation and transformations of acenaphthylene by osmium carbonyl cluster complexes

The reaction of Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ (1) with an excess of acenaphthylene at room temperature provided the complex Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)(μ-η²-C₁₂H₇) (2). Compound 2 contains a σ-π coordinated acenaphthyl ligand bridging an edge of the cluster. Compound 2 was converted to the complex Os₃(CO)₉(μ-H)₂(μ₃-η²-C₁₂H₆) (3) when heated to reflux in a cyclohexane solution. Compound 3 contains a triply bridging acenaphthyne ligand. Compound 3 reacts with acenaphthylene again at 160 °C to yield four new cluster complexes: Os₄(CO)₁₂(μ₄-η²:η²-C₁₂H₆) (4); Os₂(CO)₆(μ-η⁴-C₂₄H₁₂) (5); Os₃(CO)₉(μ-H)(μ₃-η⁴-C₂₄H₁₃) (6); and Os₂(CO)₅(μ-η⁴-C₂₄H₁₂)(η²-C₁₂H₈) (7). All compounds were characterized crystallographically. Compound 4 is a butterfly cluster of four osmium atoms bridged by a single acenaphthyne ligand. Compounds 5 and 7 are dinuclear osmium clusters containing metallacycles formed by the coupling of two equivalents of acenaphthyne. Compound 6 is a triosmium cluster formed by the coupling of an acenaphthyne ligand to an acenapthyl group that is coordinated to the cluster through a combination of σ and π-bonding.     

Synthesis of ferrocenylacetylide derivatives of gold-ruthenium and gold-osmium clusters. Crystal structures of M3(AuPPh3)(C≡CFc)(CO)9 (M=Ru or Os; Fc is ferrocenyl)

The synthesis and crystal structures of the clusters M₃(AuPPh₃)(C≡CFc)(CO)₉ (M=Ru,3a; or M=Os,3b) are described. Compound3a was synthesized by deprotonation of Ru₃H(C≡CFc)(CO)₉ under the action of KOH/EtOH followed by treatment of the anionic complex [Ru₃(C≡CFc)(CO)₉]⁻ with chloro(triphenylphosphine)gold. Compound3b was prepared by the reaction of Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ with FcC≡CAuPPh₃, which was synthesized by the reaction of FcC≡CNa with ClAuPPh₃. The pentanuclear cluster Ru₄(AuPPh₃)(C≡CFc)(CO)₁₂ (4a), which was prepared by the reaction of3a with Ru₃(CO)₁₂, was characterized by spectral methods. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1295–1299, July, 2000.     

Cage Opening of a Carborane Ligand by Metal Cluster Complexes

The reaction of Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ with closo‐o‐C₂B₁₀H₁₀ has yielded two interconvertible isomers Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃‐4,5,9‐C₂B₁₀H₈)(μ‐H)₂ ( 1 a ) and Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃‐3,4,8‐C₂B₁₀H₈)(μ‐H)₂ ( 1 b ) formed by the loss of the two NCMe ligands and one CO ligand from the Os₃ cluster. Two BH bonds of the o‐C₂B₁₀H₁₀ were activated in its addition to the osmium cluster. A second triosmium cluster was added to the 1 a / 1 b mixture to yield the complex Os₃(CO)₉(μ‐H)₂(μ₃‐4,5,9‐μ₃‐7,11,12‐C₂B₁₀H₇)Os₃(CO)₉(μ‐H)₃ ( 2 ) that contains two triosmium triangles attached to the same carborane cage. When heated, 2 was transformed to the complex Os₃(CO)₉(μ‐H)(μ₃‐3,4,8‐μ₃‐7,11,12‐C₂B₁₀H₈)Os₃(CO)₉(μ‐H) ( 3 ) by a novel opening of the carborane cage with loss of H₂.     

Reactions of benzothiazolide triosmium clusters with tetramethylthiourea

The valence saturated benzothiazolide triosmium cluster [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-η²-C₇H₄NS)(μ-H)] (1) reacts with tetramethylthiourea in refluxing toluene to give [Os₃(CO)₈(μ-η²-C₇H₄NS)(η²-SCNMe₂NMeCH₂)(μ-H)₂] (5), which exists as a mixture of two isomers in solution, whereas the electron-deficient cluster [Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃-η²-C₇H₄NS)(μ-H)] (2) reacts with tetramethylthiourea in refluxing cyclohexane to give two new compounds [Os₃(CO)₈(μ-η²-C₇H₄NS)(η²-SCNMe₂NMeCH₂)(μ-H)₂] (6) and [Os₃(CO)₉(μ-η²-C₇H₄NS)(η¹-SC(NMe₂)₂)(μ-H)] (7). In contrast, the reaction of [Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃-η²-C₇H₃(2-CH₃)NS)(μ-H)](3) with tetramethylthiourea in refluxing cyclohexane at 81 °C, gives only [Os₃(CO)₉(μ-η²-C₇H₃(2-CH₃)NS)(η¹-SC(NMe₂)₂)(μ-H)] (8) in 15% yield. Compound 7 converts into 6 in refluxing toluene whereas a similar thermolysis of 8 results non-specific decomposition. All the compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectroscopic data together with single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis for 5 and 7. Both compounds 5 and 6 contain a cyclometallated tetramethylthiourea ligand which is chelating at the rear osmium atom and are structurally very similar. In 5, the benzothiazolide ligand is coordinated to Os₃ triangle via the nitrogen lone pair and C(2) carbon atom of the heterocyclic ring whereas in 6 the ligand is coordinated to the Os₃ triangle via the nitrogen lone pair and the C(7) carbon atom of carbocyclic ring. In 7 and 8, the tetramethylthiourea ligand is coordinated at an equatorial site of the osmium atom which is also bound to the nitrogen atom of the benzothiazolide ligand.     

Oxidative addition of 2,2′-dithiosalicylic acid to the cluster [Os3(CO)10)(CH3CN)2]

The reaction of 2,2'-dithiosalicylic acid with two equivalents of [Os₃(CO)₁₀ (CH₃CN)] in THF at –78°C yields yellow crystals of [{Os₃(CO)₁₀(-H)}₂ (O₂CC₆H₄S)₂] 1 in moderate yield. Hydrogenetaion of 1 in refluxing CHCl₃ affords [Os₃(CO)₁(-H)(O₂CC₆H₅)] 2 in good yield. Structures of 1 and 2 have been established by single crystal X-ray structure analysis.     

Reaction of Os3(μ-Cl)2(CO)10 with Ph2PCH2PPh2. The formation of a novel 12-membered macrocycle containing C, P, Cl, and Os atoms in the ring

The reaction of Os₃(μ-Cl)₂(CO)₁₀ (1) with Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂ (dppm) in a toluene solution at 65°C results in novel osmium complexes [Os₃(μ-Cl)₂(CO)₉]₂(dppm) (2) and [Os₃(μ-Cl)₂(CO)₈]₂(dppm)₂ (3). Compounds 2 and 3 were characterized by¹H and³¹P NMR, and IR spectroscopy and their structures were established by X-ray analysis. In both compounds, dppm is a bridging ligand between the two cluster units. Molecule3 can be considered as an unusual 12-membered macrocycle containing C, P, Cl, and Os atoms in the ring. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1844–1851, September, 1998.     

Activation of the carbon—nitrogen triple bond of benzonitrile in the presence of triosmium clusters and acetic acid. Crystal structure of (μ-H)Os3(CO)10(μ-O2CCH3), a product of the reaction

The activation of the CN triple bond of benzonitrile in the presence of acetic acid and of Os₃(CO)₁₂ or H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀ has been studied. When Os₃(CO)₁₂ reacts with PhCN and acetic acid in refluxing n-octane the three main products are (μ-H)Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-O₂CCH₃) (I), (μ-H)Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-NCHPh) (II) and (μ-H)Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-NHCH₂Ph) (III); II and III are analogues of (μ-H)Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-NCHPh) and (μ-H)Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-NHCH₂Ph) obtained from PhCN, Ru₃(CO)₁₂ or H₄Ru₄(CO)]₁₂, and acetic acid. In contrast to the reaction with ruthenium clusters, Os₃(CO)₁₂ and H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀ also give the adduct Os₃(CO)₁₀(CH₃COOH) (I). The structure of I has been fully elucidated by X-ray diffraction. Crystals of I are monoclinic, space group P2₁/m, with unit cell parameters a 7.858(6), b 12.542(8), c 9.867(6) Å, β 109.92(2)°, Z = 2. In I an edge of the triangular cluster of osmium atoms is doubly bridged by a hydride and an acetate ligand. Ten terminal carbonyl groups are bonded to the metal atoms.     

Complexation and C-H bond activation of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridyl molecules on triosmium carbonyl clusters: Synthesis and characterization of the double-cluster {Cp3Fe4(CO)4(C5H4-terpyridyl)Os3(μ-H)(CO)n} (n = 9, 10)

Cp₃Fe₄(CO)₄(4′-C₅H₄-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine) (abbreviated as Fe₄tpyH) reacts with Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ in hot methylcyclohexane to generate the double cluster (μ-H)Os₃(μ,η²-Fe₄tpy)(CO)₁₀ (1) and (μ-H)Os₃(μ,η³-Fe₄tpy)(CO)₉ (2). Similar reaction of 4′-(p-FC₆H₄)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (abbreviated as FtpyH) and Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ affords (μ-H)Os₃(μ,η²-Ftpy)(CO)₁₀ (3) and (μ-H)Os₃(μ,η³-Ftpy)(CO)₉ (4). On the other hand, treating the pristine molecule 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (abbreviated as TpyH) with Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ only isolates (μ-H)Os₃(μ,η²-Tpy)(CO)₁₀ (5). These compounds are generated by complexation and C-H bond activation of pyridyl groups on triosmium framework, and have been characterized by IR, NMR, and mass spectroscopies. The structure of 4 is determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study.     

Synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO and H2 on SiO2 supported iron-cobalt clusters

Bimetallic catalysts (Fe+Co)/SiO₂ were prepared by impregnation of SiO₂ with solutions of carbonyl clusters [FeCo₃(CO)₁₂][(C₂H₅)₄N], [Fe₃Co(CO)₁₃][(C₂H₅)₄N], HFeCo₃(CO)₁₂, [Fe₅CoC(CO)₁₆][(C₂H₅)₄N], and Co₂(CO)₈, Fe(CO)₅. At 20 °C, no reaction occurs between the compounds supported and the surface of the support. The stability of the supported clusters to thermodecarboxylation in a hydrogen atmosphere depends on their composition and is the highest for the catalyst [FeCo₃(CO)₁₂]^–/SiO₂. The catalytic properties of supported clusters in CO hydrogenation are mostly determined by the preactivation technique. The properties of Fe-Co catalysts which were pretreated at high temperatures, are in general similar to those of standard metal catalysts. Product distribution for the same samples prepared without preactivation does not fit the Schulz-Flory equation. The catalyst HFeCo₃(CO)₁₂/SiO₂ favors the formation ofC ₁–C₁₁ hydrocarbons in the temperature range of 468–473 K; the catalyst [Fe₃Co(CO)₁₃]^–/SiO₂ gives ethylene in the temperature range of 453–473 K.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1079–1085, June, 1993.     

Reaction of tri(2-furyl)phosphine with triosmium clusters: C-H and P-C activation to afford furyne and phosphinidene ligands

Addition of tri(2-furyl)phosphine, PFu₃, to [Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H)₂] at room temperature gives [HOs₃(CO)₁₀(PFu₃)(μ-H)] (1), while in refluxing toluene the same reactants afford [Os₃(CO)₉{μ₃-PFu₂(C₄H₂O)}(μ-H)] (2) resulting from orthometallatation of a furyl ring. Reaction of PFu₃ with [Os₃(CO)_10−n(NCMe)_n] (n = 0, 1, 2) affords the substituted clusters [Os₃(CO)_12−n(PFu₃)_n] (n = 1-3) (3-5), the phosphine ligands occupying equatorial position in all cases. Heating [Os₃(CO)₁₁(PFu₃)] (3) in refluxing octane gives [Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃-PFu)(μ₃-η²-C₄H₂O)] (6) which results from both carbon-hydrogen and carbon-phosphorus bond activation and contains both μ₃-η²-furyne and furylphosphinidene ligands. All new clusters have been characterized by spectroscopic methods together with single crystal X-ray diffraction for 2, 3 and 6.     

Reactions of diphenylpyridylphosphine with H2Os3(CO)10 and H4Ru4(CO)12, P–C bond splitting in the coordinated ligand and isolation of the oxidative addition products

The reactions of diphenylpyridylphosphine ligand with H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀ and H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₂ were studied. It was found that the thermodynamic products of these reactions, (μ-H)Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃,κ²-PhP(2-C₅H₄N)) (2) and H₃Ru₄(CO)₁₀(μ₃,κ²-PhP(2-C₅H₄N)) (4), are formed through the oxidative addition of a P–Ph bond in the coordinated ligand and subsequent reductive elimination of benzene. In the case of triosmium cluster an unusually stable intermediate compound, (μ-H)₂Os₃(CO)₈(μ₃,κ²-PhP(2-C₅H₄N))(Ph) (1), containing cis hydride and σ-bonded phenyl was isolated and fully characterized. This cluster eliminates benzene to give (2) only under heating above 50 °C. Reaction of H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₂ with diphenylpyridylphosphine gives first the H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₀(μ,κ²-Ph₂P(2-C₅H₄N)) cluster (3) with a bridging (P,N) coordination of the starting ligand, which easily converts into the phosphide cluster (4) at room temperature. The structures of the clusters (1)–(4) were established using ¹H and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Variable temperature ¹H NMR study of (3) and (4) showed that the hydride environment in (3) is stereochemically nonrigid and complete exchange of all hydrides was observed at room temperature. The cluster (4) exists in solution as an equilibrium mixture of two isomers with different disposition of hydrides relative to the bridging pyridylphosphide moiety.