Kristallstrukturen,Schwingungsspektren und Normalkoordinatenanalyse von cis-(Et4N)[OsF2Cl4] und trans-(Ph4P)[OsF2Cl4]

Crystal Structures, Vibrational Spectra, and Normal Coordinate Analysis of cis -(Et₄N)[OsF₂Cl₄] and trans -(Ph₄P)[OsF₂Cl₄] By oxidation of the pure fluorochloroosmates(IV) with KBrF₄ or PbO₂/trifluoracetic acid in dichloromethane the mixed pentavalent complex anions cis-[OsF₂Cl₄]^– and trans-[OsF₂Cl₄]^– are formed. X-ray structure determinations on single crystals have been performed of cis-(Et₄N) · [OsF₂Cl₄] ( 1 ) (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 7.519(2), b = 17.648(2), c = 11.942(4) Å, β = 105.98(2)°, Z = 4) and trans-(Ph₄P)[OsF₂Cl₄] ( 2 ) (tetragonal, space group P4/n, a = 12.677(2), c = 7.743(1) Å, Z = 2). Based on the molecular parameters of the X-ray determinations and assuming C_2v point symmetry for the anion of 1 and D_4h point symmetry for the anion of 2 the IR and Raman spectra have been assigned by normal coordinate analysis. Due to the stronger trans influence of chlorine as compared with fluorine for F ^· –Os–Cl′ axes significally different valence force constants are observed in comparison with symmetrically coordinated axes: f_d(OsF ^· ) = 3.35, f_d(OsF) = 3.73, f_d(OsCl′) = 2.05 and f_d(OsCl) with 1.98 and 2.00 mdyn/Å.