Triosmium dodecacarbonyl
Names
IUPAC name
cyclo-tris(tetracarbonylosmium)(3 Os—Os)
Other names
Osmium carbonyl
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
C12O12Os3
Molar mass 906.81 g/mol
Appearance yellow solid
Density 3.48 g/cm3
Melting point 224 °C (435 °F; 497 K)
Boiling point sublimes in vacuum
insoluble
Solubility in other solvents slightly in organic solvents
Structure
0 D (0 C·m)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 CO source
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H301, H302, H315, H319, H330, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Fe3(CO)12
Ru3(CO)12
Decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Triosmium dodecacarbonyl is a chemical compound with the formula Os3(CO)12. This yellow-colored metal carbonyl cluster is an important precursor to organo-osmium compounds. Many of the advances in cluster chemistry have arisen from studies on derivatives of Os3(CO)12 and its lighter analogue Ru3(CO)12.

Structure and synthesis

The cluster has D3h symmetry, consisting of an equilateral triangle of Os atoms, each of which bears two axial and two equatorial CO ligands. Each of the three osmium centers has an octahederal structure with four CO ligands and the other two osmium atoms.

The Os–Os bond distance is 2.88 Å (288 pm).[1][2] Ru3(CO)12 has the same structure, whereas Fe3(CO)12 is different, with two bridging CO ligands resulting in C2v symmetry. In solution, Os3(CO)12 is fluxional as indicated by 13C NMR measurements. The barrier is estimated at 70 kJ/mol[3]

Os3(CO)12 is prepared by the direct reaction of OsO4 with carbon monoxide at 175 °C under high pressures:[4]

3 OsO4 + 24 CO → Os3(CO)12 + 12 CO2

The yield is nearly quantitative.

Reactions

Many chemical reactions of Os3(CO)12 have been examined. Direct reactions of ligands with the cluster often lead to complex product distributions. Os3(CO)12 converts to more labile derivatives such as Os3(CO)11(MeCN) and Os3(CO)10(MeCN)2 using Me3NO as a decarbonylating agent:[5]

Os3(CO)12 + (CH3)3NO + CH3CN → Os3(CO)11(CH3CN) + CO2 + (CH3)3N
Os3(CO)11(CH3CN) + (CH3)3NO + CH3CN → Os3(CO)10(CH3CN)2 + CO2 + (CH3)3N

Os3(CO)11(MeCN) reacts with a variety of even weakly basic ligands to form adducts.

Purging a solution of triosmium dodecacarbonyl in boiling octane (or similar inert solvent of similar boiling point) with H2 gives the dihydride Os3H2(CO)10:[6]

Os3(CO)12 + H2 → Os3H2(CO)10 + 2 CO

Osmium pentacarbonyl is obtained by treating solid triosmium dodecacarbonyl with 200 atmospheres of carbon monoxide at 280-290 °C.[7]

Os3(CO)12 + 3 CO → 3 Os(CO)5

References

  1. ^ Corey, E. R.; Dahl, L. F. "The Molecular and Crystal Structure of Os3(CO)12" Inorganic Chemistry 1962, volume 1, pages 521–526; doi:10.1021/ic50003a016.
  2. ^ Churchill, Melvyn Rowen; DeBoer, Barry G. (1977). "Structural studies on polynuclear osmium carbonyl hydrides. 1. Crystal structures of the isomorphous species H2Os3(CO)11 and Os3(CO)12. Role of an equatorial μ2-bridging hydride ligand in perturbing the arrangement of carbonyl ligands in a triangular cluster". Inorg. Chem. 16 (4): 878–884. doi:10.1021/ic50170a032.
  3. ^ Farrugia, Louis J. (1997). "Dynamics and Fluxionality in Metal Carbonyl Clusters: Some Old and New Problems". Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (11): 1783–1792. doi:10.1039/A608514H.
  4. ^ Drake, S. R.; Loveday, P. A. "Dodecarbonyltriosmium" Inorganic Syntheses, 1990, volume 28, pages 230–231. ISBN 0-471-52619-3.
  5. ^ Nicholls, J. N.; Vargas, M. D. "Some Useful Derivatives of Dodecarbonyltriosmium" Inorganic Syntheses, 1990, volume 28, pages 232–235. ISBN 0-471-52619-3.
  6. ^ Kaesz, H. D. (1990). "Decacarbonyldi-μ-Hydridotriosmium: Os 3 (μ-H) 2 (Co) 10". Decacarbonyldi-μ-Hydridotriosmium: Os3(μ-H)2(CO)10. Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 28. pp. 238–39. doi:10.1002/9780470132593.ch60. ISBN 9780471526193.
  7. ^ Rushman, Paul; Van Buuren, Gilbert N.; Shiralian, Mahmoud; Pomeroy, Roland K. (1983). "Properties of the Pentacarbonyls of Ruthenium and Osmium". Organometallics. 2 (5): 693–694. doi:10.1021/om00077a026.
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