“…The OsNO also could be obtained from oxidation of the guanidine precursor ( OsG ) by excess m -chloroperbenzoic acid ( m -cpba) in CH 3 CN with about 60% yield. 20,21 Selected IR (KBr disc, cm −1 ): v (CN) 2150 and 2139; v (NO) 1849; ESI/MS (−ve mode): m / z 555 ([M] − ); UV/vis (CH 3 CN): λ max [nm] ( ε [mol −1 dm 3 cm −1 ]): 270 (14 210), 277 (15 950), 295 (18 980), 357 (17 660), 435sh (760). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 8.92 (s, 1H, Ar–H), 8.03 (d, J = 9.5 Hz, 1H, Ar–H), 7.92 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 4H, PPh 4 –H), 7.80 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 8H, PPh 4 –H), 7.73 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H, Ar–H), 7.65 (dd, J = 12.8, 7.9 Hz, 8H, PPh 4 –H), 7.58–7.50 (m, 2H, Ar–H), 6.70 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H, Ar–H).…”