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Osmium-carbonyl complexes of naphthylazoimidazoles. Single crystal X-ray structure of [Os(H)(CO)(PPh3)2(α-NaiEt)](PF6) {α-NaiEt = 1-ethyl-2-(naphthyl-α-azo)imidazole}
Mondal,Dinda, Joydev,Slawin, Alexandra M.Z.,Derek Woollins,Sinha
, p. 600 - 606 (2007)
1-Alkyl-2-(naphthyl-α/β-azo)imidazole (α-NaiR 1; β-NaiR, 2) react with [Os(H)(Cl)(CO)(PPh3)3] in THF and synthesise [Os(H)(CO)(PPh3)2(α/β-NaiR)](PF6) (3, 4). The X-ray structure of [Os(H)(CO)(PPh3)2(α-NaiEt)](PF6) (3c) shows a distorted octahedral geometry. Other spectroscopic studies (IR, UV-Vis, NMR) support the stereochemistry of the complexes. Addition of Cl2 in MeCN to 3 or 4 gives [Os(Cl)(CO)(α/β-NaiR)(PPh3)2](PF6) (5, 6), which were characterized by spectroscopic studies. The redox properties of the complexes show Os(III)/Os(II), Os(IV)/Os(III) and azo reductions.
