Synthesis of mixed-metal clusters by the reaction of the unsaturated cluster [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)10] with transition-metal hydrides: The X-ray crystal structures of [Os3H3(CO)10{Cu(PPh3)}] and [Os3H3(CO)11{Ir(PPh3)}]

Brian F. G. Johnson, Jack Lewis, Paul R. Raithby, S. N. Azman, B. Syed-Mustaffa, Michael J. Taylor, Kenton H. Whitmire, William Clegg

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Abstract

The co-ordinatively unsaturated dihydride cluster [Os3(μ-H)2(CO)10] reacts with the transition-metal hydrides [{CuH(PPh3)}6], [IrH(CO)2(PPh3)2], [RhH(CO)(PPh3)2], and [NiH(Cl)({P(C6H11)3}2] to give the mixed-metal clusters [Os3H3(CO)10{Cu(PPh3)}] (1), [Os3H3(CO)11{Ir(PPh3)}] (2), [Os3H3(CO)11{Rh(PPh3)}] (3), and [Os3H2(CO)10{Ni[P(C6H 11)3]}] (4). These complexes have been characterized by i.r. and n.m.r. spectroscopy, and the structures of (1) and (2) have been established by single-crystal X-ray analysis. In complex (1) the three Os atoms lie at the vertices of an isosceles triangle the long edge [3.026(3) Å] of which is bridged by the Cu atom of the Cu(PPh3) ligand. The hydrides were not located directly but evidence suggests that they bridge the long Os-Os bond and the two Os-Cu bonds. The carbonyl arrangement is similar to that observed in [Os3H2(CO)10]. In complex (2) the Ir atom caps the Os3 triangle to form a distorted tetrahedral metal framework. The three Ir-Os bond lengths [2.759(3), 2.789(2), and 2.917(3) Å] show considerable variation. The distribution of the eleven terminal carbonyl ligands and the phosphine group, which is co-ordinated to the Ir atom, indicates that the three hydrides bridge the two longer Os-Os bonds, and the longest Os-Ir bond. From the spectroscopic data the overall geometry of complex (3) is closely related to that of (2), while (4) has a tetrahedral metal arrangement with hydrides and carbonyl groups bridging Os-Os and Os-Ni edges.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2111-2118
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 1984

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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