| Abstract: | Treatment of β-diketone ligand, such as hfacH (hexafluoroacetylacetone), with Os3(CO)12 in a stainless steel autoclave at elevated temperature afforded the corresponding mononuclear osmium complex Os(CO)3(hfac)(tfa)] (1) in good yield. This complex is highly volatile and displays moderate stability at the higher temperatures; thus, it can be utilized for depositing metal thin-film material with overall quality comparable or better than those deposited using the commercially available chemical reagents. Moreover, combination of Os3(CO)12 with another class of chelate ligand such as 3-trifluoromethyl-5-(2-pyridyl) pyrazole (ppz)H gave formation of the Os(H) dicarbonyl complex Os(CO)2(ppz)2] (2). This osmium complex shows blue phosphorescence at room temperature, which is characteristic for the 3ππ* emission with vibronic progressions at 430,457 and 480 nm. The remarkable photophysical properties were rationalized by a combination of π electron accepting CO ligand, relative ppz orientation and heavy-atom enhanced spin-orbit coupling effects. Related chemical transformations that afforded other useful luminescent Os complexes are presented. |
