Redox chemistry of the homoleptic aryl Os(2-MeC6H4)4: synthesis and characterization of the first osmium(V) organometallic [Os(2-MeC6H4)4][CF3SO3]
Abstract
Oxidation of Os(2-MeC6H4)4 in CH2Cl2 gives the remarkably stable osmium(V)tetra-aryl salts, [Os(2-MeC6H4)4][Y], (Y = BF4–, CF3SO3–); the triflate salt has been characterized by X-ray crystallography.