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Neutron diffraction study of the ‘elongated’ molecular
dihydrogen complex
[(C5Me5)Os(H2)H2(PPh3
)]+
Abstract
Protonation of the osmium(IV) hydrides
(C
5
Me
5
)OsH
3
(L) with HBF
4
in
diethyl ether afforded the cationic dihydrogen complexes
[(C
5
Me
5
)Os(H
2
)H
2
(L)][BF
4
], where L is PPh
3
1 or AsPh
3
2; a
single-crystal neutron diffraction study of 1 reveals that the
H–H distance is 1.014(11) Å.
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