Unequivocal Characterization of an Osmium Complex with a Terminal Sulfide Ligand and Its Transformation into Hydrosulfide and Methylsulfide
Abstract
Deprotonation of the thioamidate group of [OsH{kappa(2)-N,S-[NHC(CH3)S]}(equivalent to CPh)(IPr)((PPr3)-Pr-i)]OTf [1; IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolylidene; OTf = CF3SO3] results in the release of acetonitrile and formation of the terminal sulfide complex OsH(S)(equivalent to CPh)(IPr)((PPr3)-Pr-i) (2), which has been transformed into the hydrosulfide [OsH(SH)(equivalent to CPh)(IPr)((PPr3)-Pr-i)]OTf (3) and the methylsulfide [OsH(SMe)(equivalent to CPh)(IPr)((PPr3)-Pr-i)]OTf (4) through protonation and methylation reactions, respectively. The structure, spectroscopic characteristics, and reactivity of these compounds are compared. Reactions of 3 and 4 with 2-hydroxypyridine and 2-mercaptopyridine afford [OsH{kappa(2)-X,N-[X-py]}(equivalent to CPh)(IPr)((PPr3)-Pr-i)]OTf [X = O (5), S(6)].