Abstract
The title compds. with d6-configured Os(II), Rh(III), or Ir(III) were isolated and characterized by UV/visible and 1H NMR. Crystal structure analyses are presented for 1,4-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene (Dipp-DAB) and for [(h5-C5Me5)Ir(Dipp-DAB)Cl][PF6] and [(h6-C6Me6)Os(Xyl-DAB)Cl][PF6] [Xyl-DAB = 1,4-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene]. The electrochem. redn. of the compds. proceeds via an ECE mechanism to neutral 16 valence electron species [(CnR'n)M(RNCH:CHNR)], some of which could be isolated despite coordinative unsatn. due to the stabilization through axial shielding by the 2,6-dialkylphenyl substituents. [on SciFinder(R)]
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