Reactions of [H
2Os
3(CO)
10] with a series of diynes, RC
2C
2R' (
1: R = Ph, R' = CH
2OH;
2:R = Ph, R' = C(O)Ph;
3: R = R' = C(OH)Me
2), have been studied. It was found that uponcoordination to the triosmium cluster, the nucleophilic oxygens of the R' substituents of
1and
2 take part in intramolecular cyclization reactions to give [HOs
3(CO)
10{
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-
1:
2-PhCH
2(C=CH-C=CH-O)}] (
5) and [HOs
3(CO)
10{
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-
1:
1-Ph(C=CH-C=C-O)CPh}] (
6), respectively, both of which contain furan rings coordinated to the cluster core. On heating of thelatter compound, the furan moiety remains intact, but a carbonyl group dissociates fromthe cluster, leading to the formation of [HOs
3(CO)
9(
3-
1:
3:
1-Ph(C=CH-C=C-O)CPh)] (
7)with a closed "C
3Os
3" pentagonal pyramidal structure. Reaction of [H
2Os
3(CO)
10] with
3 doesnot lead to cyclization of the diyne; instead, the clusters [Os
3(CO)
10{
3-
2-(RCH=CH-C
2R)}](
8) and [Os
3(CO)
10{
3-
2-(RC
2C
2R)}] (
9) are formed. Deuterium labeling of the startingcompounds has been used in the reaction of [H
2Os
3(CO)
10] with HOCH
2C
2C
2CH
2OH in orderto investigate possible mechanisms of the cyclization reaction. The crystal and molecularstructures of clusters
5,
7, and
9 are presented.