Osmium-187 NMR data have been collected for 37
Os(arene)X2L type complexes, using
inverse two-dimensional (31P,
187Os){1H} and (1H,
187Os) NMR spectroscopy. In the
series
Os(p-cymene)X2PMe3, shielding
increases in the order Cl < Br < I < Me < H.
Systematic
variation of the phosphite ligand of
Os(p-cymene)Cl2P(OR)3 (R = Me, Et,
nBu, Ph, iPr) reveals
a linear dependence on Tolman's electronic parameter χ with metal
shielding increasing as
the acceptor character of the P(OR)3 ligand increases.
Conversely, the structurally related
Os(p-cymene)X2PR3 types (X =
Cl, I; PR3 = PMe3, PMe2Ph,
PnBu3, PPh2Me,
P(CH2Ph)3, PPh3,
P(m-tolyl)3, PiPr3,
PCy3) exhibit a linear dependence on Tolman's cone angle
θ, with shielding
decreasing as larger phosphine ligands are introduced. Variation
of the arene ligand of
Os(C6H5X)Cl2PMe3
(X = H, Me, Et, iPr, tBu) shows a
linear dependence of chemical shift on
Taft's steric parameter E
s for group X. In
only one case, for the monohydride complexes
Os(p-cymene)HClPR3 (PR3 =
PMe3, PMe2Ph,
PnBu3, PPh3,
PiPr3, PCy3), has it been
possible
to separate both steric and electronic effects of the phosphorus ligand
on the observed 187Os
chemical shifts. There are some correlations between
1
J(187Os,31P) and
the acceptor character
of the phosphorus ligand, and a relationship between Os−P bond
lengths and coupling
constants was found. Osmium relaxation rates
T
1
-1 and their
B
0 field dependence are
reported for selected complexes. The crystal structures of four
Os(p-cymene)Cl2L complexes
(L = PMe3 (1), P(OMe)3
(6), PBz3 (13), and PPh3
(15)) have been determined.