| Abstract: | Preparation, Crystal Structures, Vibrational Spectra, and Normal Coordinate Analysis of Four Linkage Isomeric Tetrachlorodirhodanoosmates(IV) By treatment of cis- or trans-OsCl4I2]2? with (SCN)2 in dichloromethane the linkage isomers cis-OsCl4(NCS)2]2? ( 1 ), trans-OsCl4(NCS)(SCN)]2? ( 2 ), cis-OsCl4(NCS)(SCN)]2? ( 3 ) and trans-OsCl4(SCN)2]2? ( 4 ) are formed which have been separated by ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl cellulose. The X-Ray structure determinations on single crystals of cis-(Ph4As)2OsCl4(NCS)2] (triclinic, space group P1 , a = 10.019(5), b = 11.702(5), c = 21.922(5) Å, α = 83.602(5)°, β = 85.718(5)°, γ = 73.300(5)°, Z = 2), trans-(Ph4As)2OsCl4 · (NCS)(SCN)] (monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 18.025(5), b = 11.445(5), c = 23.437(5) Å, β = 94.208(5)°, Z = 4), cis-(Ph4As)2OsCl4(NCS)(SCN)] (triclinic, space group P1 , a = 10.579(5), b = 11.682(5), c = 22.557(5) Å, α = 81.073(5)°, β = 85.807(5)°, γ = 87.677(5)°, Z = 2) and trans-(Ph4As)2 · OsCl4(SCN)2] (triclinic, space group P1 , a = 10.615(5), b = 11.691(5), c = 11.907(5) Å, α = 111.314(5)°, β = 96.718(5)°, γ = 91.446(5)°, Z = 1) reveal the complete ordering of the complex anions. The via N or S coordinated thiocyanate groups are located nearly direct above one of the cis-positioned Cl ligands with Os? N? C angles of 171.2° and 174.3° ( 1 ), 162.3° ( 2 ), 172° ( 3 ) and Os? S? C angles of 108.3° ( 2 ), 105.7° ( 3 ) and 105.5° ( 4 ). Using the molecular parameters of the X-Ray determinations the low temperature (10 K) IR and Raman spectra of the (n-Bu4N) salts of all four linkage isomers are assigned by normal coordinate analyses based on a modified valence force field. The valence force constants are fd(OsN) = 1.59 ( 1 ), 1.67 ( 2 ), 1.60 ( 3 ) and fd(OsS) = 1.27 ( 2 ), 1.31 ( 3 ) and 1.32 mdyn Å?1 ( 4 ). Taking into account increments of the trans influence a good agreement between observed and calculated frequencies is achieved. |
