Carbonylchlorohydrotris(triphenylphosphine)osmium

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Carbonylchlorohydrotris (triphenylphosphine) osmium (II)
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 241-050-5
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/3C18H15P.CO.ClH.Os.H/c3*1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;1-2;;;/h3*1-15H;;1H;;/q;;;;;+2;-1/p-1
    Key: XUWSMTCLGDHTRB-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [H-].[C-]#[O+].C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.C1=CC=C(C=C1)P(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3.[Cl-].[Os+2]
Properties
OsHCl(CO)(PPh3)3
Molar mass 1041.6 g/mol
AppearanceWhite crystalline solid. [1]
Melting point 179-183°C
insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Carbonylchlorohydrotris(triphenylphosphine)osmium is a coordination complex consisting of one carbon monoxide ligand, hydrogen, chlorine, and three triphenylphosphine ligands all coordinated to an osmium(II) center. It is a precursor to osmium nitrosyl complexes. Its chemical formula can be written as OsHCl(CO)(PPh3)3 or OsHCl(CO)[P(C6H5)3]3

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Synthesis

It is prepared by reacting ammonium hexachloroosmate(IV) with triphenylphosphine in the presence of 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol at 190°C. [1]

(NH4)2OsCl6 + 4PPh32-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol
———————————→OsHCl(CO)(PPh3)3 + 2NH4Cl + 2PPh3Cl2

Another method of preparing it is by adding a solution of sodium hexachloroosmate and formalin to a boiling solution of triphenylphosphine in 2-methoxyethanol. [2]

Na2OsCl6•6H2O + 3(C6H5)3Pformalin
———→OsHCl(CO)[P(C6H5)3]3

It can also be prepared by reacting OsCl3(PPh3)3 with formaldehyde. [3]

Properties

It forms white crystalline prisms. While it is insoluble in water, alcohols, and non-aromatic hydrocarbons, it is moderately soluble in other organic solvents such as benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, and acetone. When heated to its melting point in air, it reacts with oxygen and decomposes. In a sealed container of nitrogen it melts at 290°C with decomposition. The infrared spectrum has a line at 2099 cm−1. [1] [2]

Reactions

It reacts with n-methyl-n-nitrosotoluene sulfonamide to yield Os(NO)(CO)Cl(PPh3)2, which in turn can react with oxygen and triphenylphosphine to produce OsCl(NO)(PPh3)3. [3]

When treated with sodium hydroxide in a boiling solution of 2-methoxyethanol, it reacts to form OsH2(CO)[P(C6H5)3]3 [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chiririwa, Haleden; Muzenda, Edison (November 2014). "The Preparation and Characterisation of Osmium (IV), Osmium (II), and Osmium (0) Complexes from Refinery Materials" (PDF). International Conference on Chemical Engineering & Advanced Computational Technologies (ICCEACT): 32–35. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Parshall, George (1974). Inorganic Syntheses (PDF). Vol. 15. McGraw-Hill Book Company. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Cotton, S. A. (1997). "Ruthenium and Osmium". Chemistry of Precious Metals (PDF). Rutland, UK: Blackie Academic & Professional. pp. xi, 67. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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