Ju. Kohler et al., SYNTHESIS OF A TRIOSMIUM CARBONYL CLUSTER COMPLEX WITH A SIDE-ON-COORDINATED IMINE LIGAND, Organometallics, 16(17), 1997, pp. 3851-3854
A triosmium cluster with a novel side-on coordinated imine ligand has
been synthesized by the reaction between a triosmium carbene complex a
nd ammonia. In the first step of the reaction, an anionic amino comple
x is formed which reacts upon treatment with [Ph3C](+) to abstract a h
ydride from the amino group to form the imine complex, the molecular s
tructure of which has been. determined.