Strained ansa Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ruthenium and Osmium and a Non-Iron Metallopolymer by Ring-Opening Polymerization

Half-Sandwich Arene-Osmium(II) Complexes with Phosphinite Ligands

The synthesis of a series of arene-osmium(II) complexes containing phosphinite-type ligands, namely, [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene){R2PO(CH2)nPh}] (R = Ph, n = 1 (4a), 2 (4b), 3 (4c); R = iPr, n = 1 (5a), 2 (5b), 3 (5c)) and [OsCl2(η6-benzene){iPr2PO(CH2)2Ph}] (7), is presented. All these compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (31P{1H}, 1H and 13C{1H}), and the structure of [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene){Ph2PO(CH2)3Ph}] (4c) unequivocally confirmed through a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Attempts to generate the tethered species [OsCl2{η6:κ1(P)-C6H5(CH2)nOPR2}] by intramolecular exchange of the coordinated arene in 4-5a-c or 7, upon thermal or MW heating, failed.

Synthesis of main-chain metal carbonyl organometallic macromolecules (MCMCOMs)

Synthesis of main-chain metal carbonyl organometallic macromolecules (MCMCOMs) is difficult, mainly due to the instability of metal carbonyl complexes. Despite its challenge a number of MCMCOMs has been prepared by strategically using organometallic, organic, and polymer synthetic chemistry. Main contributions to this research field were reported by the groups of Tyler, Pannell, and Wang and are briefly summarized in this article.

Highly-metallized phosphonium polyelectrolytes

The synthesis, characterization, and pyrolysis of a novel class of highly-metallized, redox-active polyelectrolytes that employ phosphorus as a scaffold for the installation of transition metals is described.