Facile C–H Bond Activation of 2-Ethylmercaptobenzothiazole in a Tri-Osmium Carbonyl Cluster: Crystal Structure of Os3(CO)10(µ-H){µN,C-NC(SC2H5)SC6H3}
摘要
The reaction of the labile tri-osmium carbonyl cluster, [Os₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂] 1, with 2-ethymercaptobenzothiazole 2 produced a novel hydridobridged triosmium complex, Os₃(CO)₁₀(μ-H){μN,C-NC(SC₂H₅)SC₆H₃} 3 in moderate yield. The complex was formed via the regioselective C–H bond activation at the ortho-position of the ligand. The crystal structure of 3 demonstrated an N,C-bridging NC(SC2H5)SC6H3 group coordinated to the two osmium atoms from the axial sites. The presence of the bridging hydride was confirmed by a distinctive resonance in the 1H NMR spectroscopy at −13.12 ppm, X-ray crystallography, and computational study. Compound 3 crystallized in the monoclinic crystal system, space group P2₁/n, a = 17.642(11) Å, b = 7.720(4) Å, c = 18.102(11) Å, β = 100.773(6)°, Z = 4. The molecular geometry of 3 was very close to its DFT optimized geometry, demonstrating the N,C-bridged motif's stability.
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