Pb. Glaser et Td. Tilley, Synthesis and chemistry of the 16-electron osmium complex [OsBr(eta(5)-C5Me5)(PiPr(3))], EUR J INORG, (11), 2001, pp. 2747-2750
The isolable 16-electron half-sandwich Cls complex [OsBr(eta (C5Me5)-C-5)(P
iPr(3))] has been synthesized and structurally characterized. This unsatura
ted complex binds N-2 reversibly at low temperature as determined by IR and
multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The reactions of the title complex with CO,
H-2, PhSiH3, and its thermolysis in C6H6 are reported.