The osma(II)cyc
les [Os(phpy)(LL)
2]PF
6 (LL = 1,10-phen (
3a) and4,4'-Me
2-2,2'-bpy (
3b)) are made from [(
6-C
6H
6)Os(
-Cl)Cl]
2 (
1)either via transmetalation using the [Hg(phpy)
2] organomercurialin MeOH or via the sp
2-C-H bond c
leavage of 2-phenylpyridine(phpyH) in MeCN to afford [(
6-C
6H
6)Os(phpy)Cl] or [(
6-C
6H
6)Os(phpy)(MeCN)]PF
6, respectively. The latter two react c
leanly withLL to give
3a and
3b, the M
II/III redox potentials of which equal 30and -100 mV (vs Ag/AgCl), respectively. The e
lectrochemicallymade Os
III species oxidize rapidly reduced glucose oxidase. Thesecond-order rate constant equals 1.1 × 10
7 M
-1 s
-1 for
3a at 25
C, pH 7.