Abstract
The osmium nitride complex [OsVI(NH3)4N]3+undergoes a one-electron reduction in acetonitrile to give [OsV(N)(NH3)4]2+, which further reacts by nitride coupling to give the μ-dinitrogen osmium complex [(CH3CN)(NH3)4OsII(N2)OsII(NH3)4(CH3CN)]4+. The formation of the μ-dinitrogen osmium complex is promoted by the presence of perchlorate anion, which causes the deposition of [(CH3CN)(NH3)4OsII(N2)OsII(NH3)4(CH3CN)](ClO4)4on the electrode surface upon repetitive voltammetric scans.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1244-1248 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Electrochemically induced nitride coupling
- Osmium nitride
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrochemistry