A series of
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2-aldehyde complexes ofpentaammineosmium(II) of the form[Os(NH
3)
5(L)](OTf)
2(L =for
maldehyde (
1), acetaldehyde (
2),trimethylacetaldehyde (
3), benzaldehyde (
4), andcrotonaldehyde (
5), OTf =trifluoromethanesulfonate) are prepared and characterized.Treatment of these
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2-bound aldehyde complexeswithCH
3OTf affords Fischer carbyne complexes
14-
18 with typical yields ranging from25-92%. Protonation (HOTf/MeCN) or methylation (MeOTf/DME) of
many of these aldehyde complexesafford
O-protonated or
O-methylated
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2-aldehydium intermediates, respectively, which overtime convert to the corresponding carbyne complex.Thechemistry of olefin-coordinated
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