Silyl-osmium(IV)-trihydride complexes stabilized by a pincer ether-diphosphine: Formation and reactions with alkynes

Silyl-Osmium(IV)-Trihydride Complexes Stabilized by a Pincer EtherDiphosphine: Formation and Reactions with Alkynes Juan C. Babón, Miguel A. Esteruelas,*Enrique Onate, Sonia Paz, and Andrea Vélez Cite This: Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 Read Online ACCESS Metrics & More Article Recommendations * sı Supporting Information ABSTRACT: Complex OsH4{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (1) activates the Si−H bond of triethylsilane, triphenylsilane, and 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane to give the silyl-osmium(IV)- trihydride derivatives OsH3(SiR3){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} [SiR3 = SiEt3(2), SiPh3(3), SiMe(OSiMe3)2(4)] and H2. The activation takes place via an unsaturated tetrahydride intermediate, resulting from the dissociation of the oxygen atom of the pincer ligand 9,9-dimethyl-4,5-bis(diisopropylphosphino)xanthene (xant- (PiPr2)2). This intermediate, which has been trapped to form OsH4{κ2-P,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}(PiPr3) (5), coordinates the Si−H bond of the silanes to subsequently undergo a homolytic cleavage. Kinetics of the reaction along with the observed primary isotope effect demonstrates that the Si−H rupture is the rate-determining step of the activation. Complex 2reacts with 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol and 1-phenyl-1-propyne. The reaction with the former affords Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�CHC(OH)Ph2}{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (6), which catalyzes the conversion of the propargylic alcohol into (E)-2-(5,5-diphenylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene)-1,1-diphenylethan-1-ol, via (Z)-enynediol. In methanol, the hydroxyvinylidene ligand of 6dehydrates to allenylidene, generating Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�C�CPh2}{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} (7). The reaction of 2with 1-phenyl-1-propyne leads to OsH{κ1-C,η2-[C6H4CH2CH�CH2]}{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} (8) and PhCH2CH�CH(SiEt3). ■INTRODUCTION Polyhydride complexes, LnMHx(x≥3), are transition metal species bearing enough hydrogen atoms bound to the metal center to form both classical hydride and dihydrogen ligands. A noticeable chemical characteristic of the platinum group metal complexes of this class is their proven ability to promote σbond activation reactions. 1 Several features of the H-donor ligands explain the ability of such complexes to break σ-bonds. Classical hydrides behave as Brønsted bases facilitating the heterolytic split, whereas dihydrogen ligands display the tendency to be released from the metal center, generating highly unsaturated species that promote the homolytic cleavage. The activation produces an increase in the coordination number of the metal center of a coordinatively congested species, and in some cases, the oxidation number of an ion already highly oxidized. Consequently, activations involving E−H bonds are favored since the initial coordination number and oxidation of the metal center are rapidly restored after the activation, by removal of molecular hydrogen. Among the activated E−H bonds, the C−H bonds are predominant. 1,2 On the other hand, the Si−H bond activation has received scarce attention, 3 although some silyl-metal-polyhydride derivatives are known mainly for osmium 4 and iridium. 5 Like the metal-mediated C−H bond cleavage, the Si−H bond activation takes place via σ-intermediates, where the Si−H bond coordinates to the metal center. Nevertheless, a greater variety in the strength degrees has been described for the interactions M−HSi than for the M−HC ones. 6 The Si−H bond activation reactions are noticeable because of the relevance of the M−SiR3derivatives as intermediate species in the synthesis of chlorosilanes, 7 the SiH/OH coupling, 8 and the hydrosilylation of unsaturated organic substrates, 9 including alkynes. 10 Alkynes are fundamental molecules in organic synthesis, 11 which display great relevance in organometallics due to their use as precursors of different functional groups 12 and as building blocks in the formation of new ligands and interesting metallacycles. 13 Their reactions with transition metal hydride complexes allow for the generation of single, double, and triple M−C bonds, depending on the nature of the metal center, the ligands, and the substituents of the alkyne. 12 Increasing the number of hydride ligands of the complex facilitates the use of Received: April 29, 2022 Published: July 18, 2022 Article pubs.acs.org/Organometallics © 2022 American Chemical Society 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 Downloaded via UNIV DE ZARAGOZA on February 23, 2023 at 15:10:52 (UTC). See https://pubs.acs.org/sharingguidelines for options on how to legitimately share published articles. alkyne building blocks since it permits to increase the number of such molecules accessing into the metal center, as a consequence of the increment of the number of possible reactions. The presence of a higher number of organic fragments attached to the metal favors a higher variety of C−C coupling reactions. 14 Polyhydride complexes have the ability of activating the C(sp)−H bond of terminal alkynes, whereas they hydrogenate the C−C triple bond of the disubstituted ones. The activation usually leads to alkynyl species, which are able to act as efficient catalyst precursors in the dimerization of such substrates to afford both enynes and butatrienes; 15 skeletons are of great interest because they are present in some biologically active natural products and in synthetic intermediates for the preparation of highly substituted aromatic rings and by their connection with materials science. 16 Terminal propargylic alcohols, HC� CCR1R2(OH), are alcohol-functionalized alkynes widely employed in organic synthesis as multifunctional reagents 17 and in organometallics as allenylidene ligand precursors. 18 Although they are noticeable molecules by both reasons, their reactions with polyhydride complexes have not been studied. Pincer ligands are having a dramatic impact in the modern coordination chemistry due to their ability to stabilize less common coordination polyhedra, which favor unusual oxidation states of the metal. 19 Polyhydride chemistry is not alien to this influence, 19a although such ligands have been comparatively much less employed than in other areas, probably because pincer ligands saturate three coordination positions, reducing the number of sites for the hydrides. In this context, hemilabile pincer ligands are of great interest. A particular class with this characteristic is the P,O,Pdiphosphines. 20 Among them, 9,9-dimethyl-4,5-bis- (diisopropylphosphino)xanthene (xant(PiPr2)2) occupies a prominent place due of its coordinating flexibility. 21 Although the κ3-P,O,P-mer mode is its most usual coordination, 8d,21c,22 complexes bearing diphosphine κ3-P,O,P-fac, 21c,23 κ2-P,P-cis, 24 and κ2-P,P-trans 21c,25 are also known. Transformations involving (xant(PiPr2)2)-M derivatives suggest that this etherdiphosphine changes its disposition at the metal coordination sphere to be adapted to the thermodynamic needs of the reactions. As a result, a wide variety of ruthenium, 22b,e osmium, 22b,e,f,j,23a,b,24a,c rhodium, 8d,21c,22a,c,d,g,h,k,l,n,24b,d and iridium 8d,22a,b,i,m,24e complexes stabilized by this diphosphine have been reported in the past years, which undergo fascinating transformations and promote interesting reactions, including catalytic processes. 8d,22b−d,h,k−m,24a,b,d,e,26 Accordingly, in 2013, we reported that sodium hydride in tetrahydrofuran removes the chloride ligands of OsCl2{κ3P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}{κ1-S-[DMSO]} to give the hexahydride derivative OsH6{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}, under 3 atm of hydrogen, at 50 °C. This κ2-P,P-trans-diphosphine-osmium- (VI)-polyhydride slowly loses a hydrogen molecule in methanol, under an argon atmosphere, at temperatures higher than 293 K. The coordination of the oxygen atom to the metal center stabilizes the tetrahydride derivative OsH4{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]}. In contrast to its precursor, this tetrahydride bears a κ3-P,O,P-mer-diphosphine (Scheme 1). 24a The handy availability of the tetrahydride complex along with the hemilability of diphosphine, also proven in the hydride chemistry, as shown in Scheme 1, prompted us to investigate the tetrahydride-promoted Si−H bond activation of silanes. We searched for a silyl-osmium-polyhydride system, allowing us to study the reactivity of such class of complexes with alkynes, including alkynols. This paper describes such activation, including its mechanism, and the reactions of the resulting pohyhydride species with 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol and 1-phenyl-1-propyne. ■RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Si−H Bond Activation of Tertiary Silanes. In spite of its saturated character, tetrahydride-osmium(IV) complex OsH4{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (1) activates the Si−H bond of triethylsilane, triphenylsilane, and 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane. Treatment of solutions of this polyhydride in toluene, with 2.0 equiv of the silane, under reflux, for 16 h leads to the corresponding derivatives OsH3(SiR3){κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} [SiR3= SiEt3(2), SiPh3(3), and SiMe- (OSiMe3)2(4)] and molecular hydrogen. These silyl-osmium- (IV)-trihydride compounds were isolated as white solids in a high yield of 77−97%, in accordance with Scheme 2. The presence of a silyl ligand in complexes 2−4is proved by the X-ray structure of the triphenylsilyl derivative 3.Figure 1 shows the molecular diagram. The polyhedron around the metal center can be idealized as a pentagonal bipyramid. Etherdiphosphine, which is coordinated in the mer-fashion, disposes the PiPr2arms at apical positions, forming a P−Os−P angle of 158.63(4)°. The base is defined by the oxygen atom, the silyl Scheme 1. Synthesis of OsH4{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} Scheme 2. Reaction of OsH4{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} with Tertiary Silanes Figure 1. Molecular diagram of complex 3(ellipsoids shown at 50% probability). All hydrogen atoms (except the hydrides) are omitted for clarity. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (deg): Os−P(1) = 2.3061(6), Os−O(1) = 2.284(2), Os−Si(1) = 2.3862(9); P(1)−Os− P(1) = 158.63(4), O(1)−Os−Si(1) = 145.97(6). Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2023 group, and the hydride ligands. The oxygen atom is situated between H(01) and H(02), whereas the silyl group lies between H(01) and H(03). The classical-polyhydride nature of these compounds is supported by the separations between the hydrides H(02) and H(03) of 1.71(4) Å, obtained from the X-ray diffraction analysis, and 1.826 Å, calculated for the DFT-optimized structure. Both the X-ray structure and that DFT calculated reveal relatively short separations between the silicon atom and the hydrides H(01) and H(03) of 2.16(3) and 2.21(3) Å and 2.241 and 2.230 Å, respectively, which could suggest the existence of the denoted “secondary interactions between silicon and hydrogen atoms (SISHA)” (1.9−2.4 Å). 3,6b Nevertheless, atoms in molecules (AIM) calculations do not show any bond path running between the involved atoms (Figure S1). Thus, such values seem to be a consequence of the size of the atoms and their positions in the complex but not of the presence of any bonding interaction between them. In this context, we note that the boroncounterpart OsH2(η2-H-Bcat){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (HBcat = catecholborane) is in contrast to the 2−4a hydride-osmium(II)-(σ-borane) derivative. 22f Although there is a marked diagonal relationship between boron and silicon, 27 it seems that the stronger acidity of boron with regard to silicon favors the hydrogen-heteroatom interaction in this case. Hydrides H(02) and H(03) undergo a thermally activated site exchange process in toluene-d8, which occurs with low activation energy (Table 1). Thus, at 313 K, the high-field region of the 1H NMR spectra of the three polyhydrides shows two resonances in a 1:2 intensity ratio, at about −1 ppm and between −10.0 and −12.5 ppm. The first of them is due to H(01), and the second one corresponds to H(02) and H(03). Between 283 and 223 K, depending on the silyl ligand, decoalescence of the higher field signal takes place to afford two resonances. Accordingly, at temperatures lower than 223 K, the spectra display a resonance for each inequivalent hydride ligand, at the chemical shifts shown in Table 1. The 300 MHz T1(min) values for the resonance assigned to the hydride ligands H(02) and H(03) of 2and 3were also determined at 248 and 230 K, respectively. The obtained values of 231 ±3 (2) and 251 ±3 (5) ms lead to separations of 1.76 (2) and 1.79 (3) Å between such hydrides, 28 which compare very nicely with those obtained from the X-ray diffraction analysis and DFT calculations for 3. In agreement with the structure shown in Figure 1, the 31P{1H} NMR spectra of 2−4show a singlet between 54 and 47 ppm, as expected for the equivalent PiPr2arms of diphosphine. A characteristic feature of these compounds is also the presence of a triplet (2JSi−P≈5 Hz) at about 2 ppm for 2and 3and at −19.8 ppm for 4, in the respective 29Si{1H} NMR spectrum. Mechanism of the Si−H Bond Activation. Complex 1is a coordinately saturated species. Thus, the Si−H bond activation of the silanes requires the previous generation of a coordination vacancy at the metal center. In principle, such a process could occur in two different manners (Scheme 3): by reductive elimination of molecular hydrogen (route a) and through the dissociation of the hemilabile ether function of diphosphine (route b). In the first case, the activation would take place via osmium(II) intermediates; the unsaturated dihydride a1should coordinate the Si−H bond of the silanes to afford the osmium(II) σ-intermediates a2, which could evolve into 2−4by homolytic rupture of the coordinate σ-bond. In the second one, the activation involves intermediates of osmium(IV) and osmium(VI); similarly to a1, the unsaturated osmium(IV)-tetrahydride b1should coordinate the Si−H bond of the silanes to give the osmium(IV) σ-intermediates b2. These intermediates could lead to 2−4by means of two different pathways associated to the type of activation undergone by the coordinated σ-bond. A hydride-promoted heterolytic rupture should directly give the silyl-osmium(IV)- trihydride derivatives, whereas a homolytic activation followed by reductive elimination of molecular hydrogen would afford the silyl products via silyl-osmium(VI)-pentahydride intermediates b3. Complexes with two triisopropylphosphine ligands instead of ether-diphosphine resembling to b3have been recently isolated and fully characterized, including the Xray analysis structure of one of them in our laboratory. 29 We reasoned that the use of R3SiD instead of R3SiH should allow us to discern between routes aand band establish the nature of the Si−H rupture. Indeed, route ashould afford one deuterium atom at the hydride position, whereas a hydridepromoted heterolytic rupture through route bshould lead to a totally protiated product. On the other hand, the homolytic activation to form intermediate b3would permit a deuterium amount intermediate between zero and one at the metal center since the position exchange processes, typical in this class of pentahydride complexes, should carry the deuterium atom to different positions, before the reductive elimination. Addition of 2.0 equiv of (Me3SiO)2MeSiD to a solution of 1in toluened8, at 110 °C leads to a partially deuterated 2-d0.5 species containing 0.5 deuterium atoms distributed between the H(02) and H(03) positions (Figure S49). As mentioned above, such a deuterium amount at the metal center supports the route bthrough intermediate b3as the preferred one for the Si−H bond activation promoted by 1. To gain additional evidence in favor of the route b, we decided to trap the intermediate b1with a 2e-donor ligand such as triisopropylphosphine. In methanol, the stirring of 1in the presence of 1.0 equiv of phosphine affords the expected tetrahydride OsH4{κ2-P,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}(PiPr3) (5in Scheme 3), which was isolated as a white solid in 78% yield and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Figure 2 gives a view of the structure. The disposition of donor atoms around the metal center can be described as a piano stool geometry of the ideal Cssymmetry, where the four-membered face is formed by the phosphorus atoms of the chelating diphosphine and the hydrides H(01) and H(04), whereas the threemembered face is defined by the hydrides H(02) and H(03) and the phosphorus atom of triisopropylphosphine. Such ligand disposition is unusual for osmium(IV)-tetrahydride complexes of the class OsH4(PR3)3, which generally displays a pentagonal bipyramid arrangement. 30 In solution of toluene-d8, the structure is not rigid in accordance with the similar stability of the usual four geometries of seven-coordinate complexes and the low activation energy for their interconversion. 31 Thus, the 1H NMR spectrum at room temperature shows a broad resonance for the four hydride ligands at −10.87 ppm, which Table 1. Coalescence Temperature (Tc) and Activation Energy (ΔG‡) for the Site Exchange Process and NMR Chemical Shift for the Hydride Ligands of Complexes 2−4 complex Tc(K) ΔG‡(kcal·mol−1) chemical shift (ppm) 2278 10.9 ±0.2 −1.76 −4.01 −20.21 3248 9.8 ±0.2 −0.14 −3.73 −17.08 4228 8.9 ±0.2 −1.53 −4.42 −18.85 Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2024 splits into two broad signals, at −9.99 and −11.90 ppm, of 1:1 intensity ratio, at 235 K. The 31P{1H} spectrum is also temperature-dependent (Figure S27). At room temperature, the spectrum shows at 44.6 ppm an apparent triplet due to monodentate phosphine and at 8.4 ppm a broad signal corresponding to diphosphine. At temperatures lower than 253 K, the triplet is transformed into a complex signal, whereas the broad resonance splits into two signals at 14.7 and 2.3 ppm. Once the pathway for the Si−H bond activation was established, we decided to confirm it and ascertain the ratedetermining step by means of the kinetics investigation of the reaction of 1with Et3SiH. The transformation of 1into 2, studied by 31P{1H} NMR spectroscopy, was performed under pseudo-first order conditions, at 353 K, for concentrations of silane ([Et3SiH]) between 0.38 and 0.76 M, and starting from a concentration of 1of 1.9 ×10−2M ([1]0). In this range of silane concentrations, the consumption of 1with the corresponding increase of the amount of 2is an exponential function of time, which can be linearized (Figure 3) according to the expression shown in eq 1, where [1] is the concentration of tetrahydride at the time t.Table 2 shows the rate constants kobs for each silane concentration. [ ] [ ] =k t 1 1 ln 0 obs (1) Constant kobs is a function of [Et3SiH] according to eq 2. A plot of ln kobs versus ln[Et3SiH] yields a straight line of slope Scheme 3. Proposed Reaction Pathway for the OsH3(SiR3){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} Formation Figure 2. Molecular diagram of complex 5(ellipsoids shown at 50% probability). All hydrogen atoms (except the hydrides) are omitted for clarity. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (deg): Os−P(1) = 2.3128(9), Os−P(2A) = 2.3433(11), Os−P(3) = 2.3540(7); P(2A)− Os−P(3) = 105.43(4), P(1)−Os−P(3) = 115.40(3). Figure 3. Plot of eq 1 for reaction of 1(1.9 ×10−2M) with different concentrations of triethylsilane in toluene-d8. [Et3SiH] = 0.38 M (blue ●); 0.48 M (red ▲); 0.57 M (green ■); 0.76 M (purple ⧫). Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2025 0.98 (Figure S54), revealing that the activation is also firstorder in the silane concentration (a= 1 in eq 2), and therefore, the rate law is that given in eq 3. A plot of kobs versus [Et3SiH] (Figure 4) provides a value of (1.1 ±0.1) ×10−4M−1s−1for k. = [ ]k k Et SiH aobs 3 (2) [ ] = [ ][ ] t k 1 1 d d Et SiH 3 (3) The rate of the reaction of 1with Et3SiD is significantly slower than that with Et3SiH. The ratio kH/kDgives a primary isotope effect of 4.2, which strongly supports the homolytic cleavage of the Si−H bond as the rate-determining step in the formation of the silyl-osmium(IV)-trihydride complexes. 32 According to the rate-determining step approximation, the formation of 2can be also described by eq 4. [ ] = [ ]b t k 1d da2 (4) Since the reductive elimination of molecular hydrogen from intermediate b3is the fast step of the silyl product formation, the concentration of the intermediate b2can be calculated as [ ] = [ ] + [ ] + [ ]b b1 1 eq 1 2 (5) Because [1]eq = [b2]/K1K2[Et3SiH] and [b1] = [b2]/ K2[Et3SiH], we have [ ] = [ ][ ] + + [ ] b K K K K K 1 1 Et SiH Et SiH 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 (6) Intermediate b1is not spectroscopically detected. As a consequence, we can assume that K1+K1K2[Et3SiH] ≪1, and therefore, [b2] can be described as [ ] = [ ][ ]bK K 1Et SiH 2 1 2 3 (7) Combining eqs 4 and 7, we obtain eq 8, which is additional evidence in favor of route band reveals that k=kaK1K2, that is, the experimental rate constant kis proportional to the rate constant kaand the equilibrium constants K1and K2. [ ] = [ ][ ] t k K K 1 1 d d Et SiH a1 2 3 (8) Reactions with Alkynes. Treatment of solutions of 2in toluene with 4.0 equiv of 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol, at 80 °C, for 2 h leads to the hydroxyvinylidene-osmium(II)-(bishydroxyalkynyl) derivative Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�CHC- (OH)Ph2}{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (6), which was isolated as a brown solid in 52% yield. In methanol, the hydroxyvinylidene ligand dehydrates. Thus, the stirring of suspensions of 6in alcohol, for 4 h, at room temperature affords the allenylidene complex Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�C�CPh2}{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} (7), which was obtained as a green solid in 85% yield (Scheme 4). Complex 6was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Figure 5 shows a view of the structure. With the etherdiphosphine mer-disposed [P(1)−Os−P(2) = 162.36(3)°], the coordination polyhedron defined by the donor atoms around the metal center is the expected octahedron for a sixcoordinate d6-species. The hydroxyalkynyl ligands are mutually trans-situated, forming an angle C(16)−Os−C(31) of 168.57(12)°, whereas the π-acceptor hydroxyvinylidene group lies trans to the π-donor oxygen atom of the pincer [C(1)−Os−O(4) = 176.13(10)°]. The metal-alkynyl bond lengths Os−C(16) and Os−C(31) of 2.068(3) Å are consistent with an Os−C(sp) single bond 33 and suggest a low degree of osmium-to-ligand back-bonding. 34 As in other osmium-vinylidene compounds, 35 the vinylidene ligand binds to the osmium atom in a nearly linear fashion establishing an angle Os−C(1)−C(2) of 175.2(3)°. Distances Os−C(1) and C(1)−C(2) of 1.820(3) and 1.316(4) Å, respectively, also compare well with those previously reported for complexes of this class and strongly support the presence of double bonds between the involved atoms. In benzene-d6, at room Table 2. Kinetic Data of the Reaction of 1 with Et3SiH in Toluene-d8 T(K) [Et3SiH] (M) kobs (×105s−1) k (×104M−1s−1) 353 0.38 4.24 ±0.10 1.11 ±0.10 353 0.48 5.46 ±0.11 1.15 ±0.11 353 0.57 6.53 ±0.19 1.15 ±0.19 353 0.76 8.41 ±0.24 1.10 ±0.24 Figure 4. Plot of kobs vs [Et3SiH] for the reaction of 1(0.019 M) with Et3SiH in toluene-d8at 353 K. Scheme 4. Reaction of OsH3(SiEt3){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} with 1,1-Diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2026 temperature, the vinylidene ligand rotates around the metalvinylidene axis, as is usual for this class of compounds. Thus, the 13C{1H} NMR spectrum reveals the presence of only one type of hydroxyalkynyl ligand; the atoms Cαand Cβof the triple bond give rise to a triplet (2JC−P= 11.8 Hz) at 102.0 ppm and a singlet at 75.5 ppm, respectively, while the Cαand Cβ atoms of the vinylidene ligand generate two triplets, at 291.6 (2JC−P= 9.1 Hz) and 111.5 (3JC−P= 3.8 Hz) ppm, respectively. In the 1H NMR spectrum, the most noticeable resonance is that due to the CβH-hydrogen atom of the vinylidene moiety, which appears at 2.45 ppm as a triplet (4JH−P= 2.7 Hz). The 31P{1H} NMR spectrum displays a singlet at 12.7 ppm, as expected for equivalent PiPr2arms. Complex 7was also characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Figure 6 shows a molecular diagram of the species. The geometry around the metal center resembles that of 6, with the allenylidene group in the position of the hydroxyvinylidene ligand. C3-cumulene binds to the osmium atom in a nearly linear fashion [Os−C(1)−C(2) = 178.7(3)° and C(1)−C(2)−C(3) = 174.0(4)°]. Distances throughout the metal-cumulene chain of 1.868(4) Å [Os−C(1)], 1.265(5) Å [C(1)−C(2)], and 1.311(5) Å [C(2)−C(3)] compare well with those previously reported for structurally characterized complexes of this class. In agreement with them, the C(1)− C(2) and C(2)−C(3) values suggest a notable contribution of the canonical form [M]−−C�C−C+Ph2to the structure of cumulene. 22b,23b,36 The C3-chain gives rise to three triplets in the 13C{1H} NMR spectrum, which in benzene-d6appear at 251.3 (Cα,2JC−P= 10.1 Hz), 247.3 (Cβ,3JC−P= 3.7 Hz), and 154.2 (Cγ,4JC−P= 2.1 Hz) ppm. Noticeable resonances of this spectrum are also a triplet (2JC−P= 11.7 Hz) at 103.8 ppm and a singlet at 75.1 ppm, respectively, corresponding to the Cα and Cβatoms of the triple bond of the hydroxyalkynyl ligands. In agreement with 6, the 31P{1H} spectrum displays a singlet at 13.3 ppm. Complex 6is a triol-functionalized counterpart of complexes Os(C�CR)2(�C�CHR){xant(PiPr2)2} (R = Ph, tBu). Such vinylidene-osmium(II)-bis(alkynyl) derivatives efficiently catalyze the stereoselective head-to-head (Z)-dimerization of terminal alkynes to afford the corresponding enynes (Z)- RC�CCH�CHR. 24a In accordance with this, complex 2 promotes the head-to-head (Z)-dimerization of 1,1-diphenyl-2propyn-1-ol via the active species 6, which is generated in situ. The reactions were performed in a closed system, at 110 and 140 °C, in toluene, using 5 mol % of the osmium precursor. At 110 °C, the dimerization selectively affords (Z)-1,1,6,6tetraphenylhex-2-en-4-yne-1,6-diol in 70% yield after 2 h. At 140 °C, the hydroxy group at 1-position of the enyne adds to the C−C triple bond to produce the furanol derivative (E)-2- (5,5-diphenylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene)-1,1-diphenylethan-1-ol in 80% yield after 24 h (Scheme 5). Scheme 5 summarizes a rare example of the tandemcatalyzed reaction, 37 which has no precedent in the osmium chemistry. The process involves the dimerization of the functionalized alkyne and the subsequent cycloisomerization of the resulting enynediol to afford an interesting furanylideneethanol. The formation of the five-membered heterocycle is noteworthy since such a moiety is present as a structural subunit in numerous natural products with a variety of applications in several fields. Metal catalysts for the dimerization of terminal propargylic alcohols are scarce. In contrast to 6, the majority of them lead to products resulting from a head-to-head (E)-coupling 38 and in some cases, from a head-to-tail dimerization. 39 The formation of alkylidenebenzocyclobutenyl alcohols has also been observed. 40 Catalysts for the cycloisomerization of enynols are even more rare, 41 and as far as we know, have not been applied to diols. Complex 2also reacts with internal alkynes such as 1phenyl-1-propyne. Treatment of its solutions in toluene with Figure 5. Molecular diagram of complex 6(ellipsoids shown at 50% probability). All hydrogen atoms (except the Cβ−H and OH) are omitted for clarity. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (deg): Os−P(1) = 2.3489(7), Os−P(2) = 2.3373(7), Os−O(4) = 2.262(2), Os−C(16) = 2.068(3), Os−C(31) = 2.068(3), Os−C(1) = 1.820(3), C(1)−C(2) = 1.316(4); P(1)−Os−P(2) = 162.36(3), C(1)−Os− O(4) = 176.13(10), C(16)−Os−C(31) = 168.57(12). Figure 6. Molecular diagram of complex 7(ellipsoids shown at 50% probability). All hydrogen atoms (except OH) are omitted for clarity. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (deg): Os−P(1) = 2.3254(8), Os−P(2) = 2.3337(8), Os−O(3) = 2.246(2), Os−C(16) = 2.067(3), Os−C(31) = 2.067(3), Os−C(1) = 1.868(4), C(1)−C(2) = 1.265(5), C(2)−C(3) = 1.311(5); P(1)−Os−P(2) = 163.46(3), C(1)−Os−O(3) = 177.63(11), C(16)−Os−C(31) = 157.89(12), Os−C(1)−C(2) = 178.7(3), C(1)−C(2)−C(3) = 174.0(4). Scheme 5. Head-to-Head (Z)-Dimerization of 1,1-Diphenyl2-propyn-1-ol and Formation of the Furanol Derivative Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2027 2.0 equiv of the hydrocarbon, under reflux, for 16 h leads to OsH{κ1-C,η2-[C6H4CH2CH�CH2]}{κ3-P,O,P-[xant- (PiPr2)2]} (8) and (E)-triethyl(3-phenylprop-1-en-1-yl)silane. The reaction can be rationalized according to Scheme 6. Complex 2could initially reduce 1.0 equiv of the internal alkyne to afford the unsaturated silyl-osmium(II)-hydride intermediate c1and 1-pheny-1-propene. Under the reaction conditions, the generated olefin should isomerize from internal to terminal. Thus, the silyl-osmium(II)-hydride species c1 could promote the dehydrogenative silylation of the resulting 3-phenyl-1-propene in the presence of a second equiv of internal alkyne that should act as the hydrogen acceptor. As a result, the silylated olefin at the terminal position, an osmium(0) intermediate c2, and 1-phenyl-1-propene again would be formed. The isomerization of 1-phenyl-1-propene to 3-phenyl-1-propene, followed by the C−C double bondassisted activation of an ortho-CH bond of the phenyl substituent of the latter, promoted by intermediate c2, should finally afford the organometallic product. Complex 8was obtained as a yellow solid in 65% yield and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Figure 7 shows a view of the molecule. The coordination around the osmium atom can be described as a very distorted octahedron. The distortion is consequence of the steric hindrance experienced by the PiPr2arms of the mer-disposed ether-diphosphine and the olefinic C(8)−C(9) bond and explains why only one from the two olefins generated in the reaction selectively attaches to the osmium atom, the olefin with less steric hindrance in its C−C double bond. The parallel disposition of the olefinic C(8)−C(9) bond to the P(1)−Os−P(2) axis decreases the phosphine bite angle until 141.44(6)°, a value strongly deviated from the ideal 180°. In agreement with the concerted character of the oxidative addition of the C−H bond, the hydride ligand H(01) and the metalated carbon atom C(1) of the phenyl group are mutually cis-disposed. The oxygen atom of the diphosphine lies trans to the phenyl group [O(1)−Os− C(1) = 168.0(2)°], whereas the C(8)−C(9) bond situates trans to H(01). The C(8)−C(9) bond coordinates to the osmium atom with Os−C(8) and Os−C(9) distances of 2.173(6) and 2.178(6) Å, which are almost identical. The coordination causes a significant elongation of the double bond, as expected for the Chatt−Dewar−Ducanson bonding model. Thus, the C(8)−C(9) bond length of 1.424(9) Å is notably longer than those usually observed for free C−C double bonds of around 1.34 Å. 42 In accordance with the strong addition of this bond to the metal center, the resonances corresponding to C(8) and C(9) are observed at significant high fields, 41.0 and 36.3 ppm, respectively, in the 13C{1H} NMR spectrum in benzene-d6. In a consistent manner, the signals due to the associated hydrogen atoms appear at 3.67 [C(8)H], and 2.49 and 1.84 [C(9)H2] ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum, which displays the hydride resonance at −7.15 ppm as a doublet of doublets with H−P coupling constants of 33.0 and 37.4 Hz. As a result of the asymmetry imposed by the coordination of the olefin, the PiPr2arms of the pincer are inequivalent. Accordingly, the 31P{1H} NMR spectrum shows an AB spin system centered at 36.2 ppm and defined by Δν= 726 Hz and JA−B= 164 Hz. ■CONCLUDING REMARKS This study has revealed that the tetrahydride OsH4{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} activates the Si−H bond of tertiary silanes to form silyl-osmium(IV)-trihydride derivatives, in spite of its saturated character. A detailed study of the mechanism of the activation pointed out that the activation is possible because of the hemilabile nature of ether-diphosphine, which dissociates its oxygen atom to permit the Si−H coordination of the silane. The subsequent oxidative addition of the coordinated bond, followed by the reductive elimination of molecular hydrogen, affords the silylated polyhydrides. Kinetics of the addition and the observed primary isotope effect demonstrate that the rupture of the Si−H bond is the rate-determining step of the metal silylation. These silyl-osmium(IV)-trihydride complexes promote a catalytic tandem process, which converts 1,1-diphenyl-2propyn-1-ol into an interesting furanylideneethanol via the (Z)-enynediol intermediate. The catalysis takes place through the hydroxyvinylidene-osmium(II)-bis(hydroxyalkynyl) derivative Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�CHC(OH)Ph2}{κ3P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}, which has been isolated and fully characterized. The dehydration of the hydroxyvinylidene group of this species yields an allenylidene derivative, which exemplified a novel class of organometallic compounds in the osmium chemistry. Scheme 6. Reaction of OsH3(SiEt3){κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} with 1-Phenyl-1-propyne Figure 7. Molecular diagram of complex 8(ellipsoids shown at 50% probability). All hydrogen atoms are omitted (except the hydride and the olefinic hydrogen atoms) for clarity. Selected bond distances (Å) and angles (deg): Os−P(1) = 2.2926(15), Os−P(2) = 2.2981(16), Os−O(1) = 2.254(4), Os−C(1) = 2.055(6), Os−C(8) = 2.173(6), Os−C(9) = 2.178(6); P(1)−Os−P(2) = 141.44(6), O(1)−Os−C(1) = 168.0(2). Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2028 In summary, the Si−H bond activation of silanes promoted by an osmium-tetrahydride, stabilized by a pincer etherdiphosphine, affords silyl-osmium(IV)-trihydride derivatives, which display interesting reactivity towards alkynes, including the catalytic transformation of 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol into (E)-2-(5,5-diphenylfuran-2(5H)-ylidene)-1,1-diphenylethan-1ol. ■EXPERIMENTAL SECTION General Information. All reactions were performed with rigorous exclusion of air and moisture at an argon/vacuum manifold using standard Schlenk-tube or glovebox techniques. Alkynes and silanes were purchased from commercial sources and distilled in a Kugelrohr distillation oven prior to use. Complex 1was prepared according to the published method. 24a Instrumental methods, X-ray and theoretical calculation details, and NMR and IR spectra (Figures S2−S48) and kinetic and deuteration experiments (Figures S49−S54) are given in the Supporting Information. Coupling constants Jand N(N=JP−H+ JP′−Hfor 1H and N=JP−C+JP′−Cfor 13C{1H}) are given in hertz. Preparation of OsH3(SiEt3){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (2). A solution of 1(200 mg, 0.31 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was treated with Et3SiH (100 μL, 0.62 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 16 h. After this time, the mixture was concentrated to dryness to afford a yellowish residue. Addition of methanol (5 mL) caused the precipitation of a white solid which was washed with additional methanol (3 ×5 mL) and dried in vacuo. Yield: 182 mg (77%). Anal. Calcd for C33H58OOsP2Si: C, 52.77; H, 7.78. Found: C, 52.48; H, 7.76. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C27H43OOsP2 [M −SiEt3]+, 637.2416; found, 637.2398. IR (cm−1)ν(Os−H): 1841 (m). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ7.14 (m, 2H, CHarom, POP), 6.85 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.82 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 2.47 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.34 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.34 (t, 3JH−H= 10.4, 9H, Si(CH2CH3)3), 1.31 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 1.27 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.3, N= 16.9, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.08 (dvt, 3JH−H= 5.6, N= 11.8, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.05−0.97 (m, 18H, Si(CH2CH3)3+ PCH(CH3)2), 0.93 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), −1.72 (tt, 2JH−H= 3.3, 2JH−P= 9.6, 1H, OsH), −12.26 (vbr, 2H, OsH). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 223 K, high-field region): δ−1.76 (m, 1H, OsH), −4.01 (m, 1H, OsH), −20.21 (m, 1H, OsH). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (100.62 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ161.7 (vt, N= 13.0, C-arom, POP), 133.7 (vt, N= 4.9, C-arom, POP), 129.1 (s, CH-arom, POP), 129.0 (s, CHarom, POP), 127.2 (vt, N= 27.0, C-arom, POP), 124.8 (s, CH-arom, POP), 34.7 (s, C(CH3)2), 32.1 (s, C(CH3)2), 27.8 (vt, N= 19.9, PCH(CH3)2), 23.8 (vt, N= 32.7, PCH(CH3)2), 22.1 (s, C(CH3)2), 21.0 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 19.2 (vt, N= 9.8, PCH(CH3)2), 19.0 (vt, N= 3.8, PCH(CH3)2), 15.8 (vt, N= 4.3, PCH(CH3)2), 14.9 (s, Si(CH2CH3)3), 9.7 (s, Si(CH2CH3)3). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ50.0 (s). 29Si{1H} NMR (59.63 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ2.0 (t, 2JSi−P= 4.6). T1(min) (ms, OsH, 300.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 248 K) 231 ±3 (−20.21 ppm). Preparation of OsH3(SiPh3){κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (3). A solution of 1(200 mg, 0.31 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was treated with HSiPh3(164 mg, 0.62 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 16 h. After this time, the mixture was concentrated to dryness to afford a yellowish residue. Addition of methanol (5 mL) caused the precipitation of a white solid which was washed with additional methanol (3 ×5 mL) and dried in vacuo. Yield: 275 mg (97%). Colorless single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained from a saturated solution of 3in benzene at room temperature. Anal. Calcd for C45H58OOsP2Si: C, 60.38; H, 6.53. Found: C, 60.77; H, 6.51. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C27H43OOsP2[M −SiPh3]+, 637.2398; found, 637.2371. IR (cm−1) ν(Os−H): 1789 (m). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ 8.15 (d, 3JH−H= 7.4, 6H, o-Ph), 7.23 (dd, 3JH−H= 7.4, 3JH−H= 7.4, 6H, m-Ph), 7.12 (t, 3JH−H= 7.4, 3H, p-Ph), 7.03 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.89 (d, 3JH−H= 7.4, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.82 (t, 3JH−H= 7.5, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 2.21 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.38 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 1.13 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.1, N= 15.2, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.04 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 0.98 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.4, N= 16.9, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 0.77−0.66 (m, 12H, PCH(CH3)2), 0.48 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), −0.12 (t, 2JH−P= 10.3, 1H, OsH), −10.50 (br, 2H, OsH). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 203 K, high-field region): δ−0.14 (t, 3JH−H= 9.1, 1H, OsH), −3.73 (br, 1H, OsH), −17.08 (br, 1H, OsH). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (100.62 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ 162.0 (m, C-arom, POP), 149.0 (s, C-ipso, Ph), 138.3 (s, CH, Ph), 134.1 (s, C-arom, POP), 129.2 (s, CH-arom, POP), 128.4 (s, CHarom, POP), 127.1 (s, CH-arom, POP), 127.0 (m, C-arom, POP), 126.4 (s, CH, Ph), 125.0 (s, CH, Ph), 34.8 (s, C(CH3)2), 31.7 (s, C(CH3)2), 23.0 (vt, N= 31.9, PCH(CH3)2), 22.8 (vt, N= 24.4, PCH(CH3)2), 22.2 (s, C(CH3)2), 21.2 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 19.6 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 18.5 (m, PCH(CH3)2), 14.7 (s, PCH(CH3)2). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K) δ47.4 (s). 29Si{1H} NMR (59.63 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ1.5 (t, 2JSi−P= 6.0). T1(min) (ms, OsH, 300.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 230 K) 251 ±3 (−17.08 ppm). Preparation of OsH3{SiMe(OSiMe3)2}{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (4). A solution of 1(200 mg, 0.31 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was treated with HSiMe(OSiMe3)2(171 μL, 0.63 mmol). The resulting mixture was heated at reflux for 16 h. After this time, the mixture was concentrated to dryness to afford a yellowish residue. Addition of methanol (5 mL) caused the precipitation of a white solid which was washed with additional methanol (3 ×5 mL) and dried in vacuo. Yield: 245 mg (91%). Anal. Calcd for C34H64O3OsP2Si3: C, 47.63; H, 7.52. Found: C, 47.89; H, 7.38. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C34H63O3OsP2Si3[M −H]+, 857.3167; found, 857.3180. IR (cm−1) ν(Os−H): 1818 (m). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ 7.15 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.88 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.85 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 2.82 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.37 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.38 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.1, N= 17.3, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.34 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 1.14 (dvt, 3JH−H= 5.8, N= 12.3, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.08 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.2, N= 16.2, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.05 (dvt, 3JH−H= 6.8, N= 15.4, 6H, PCH(CH3)2), 0.94 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 0.74 (s, 3H, SiCH3), 0.38 (s, 18H, OSi(CH3)3), −1.34 (tt, 2JH−H= 3.2, 2JH−P= 11.1, 1H, OsH), −11.58 (br, 2H, OsH). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 203 K, high-field region): δ−1.53 (t, 2JH−P= 10.4, 1H, OsH), −4.42 (br, 1H, OsH), −18.85 (br, 1H, OsH). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (100.62 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ 162.2 (vt, N= 13.1, C-arom, POP), 134.2 (vt, N= 5.3, C-arom, POP), 129.6 (s, CH-arom, POP), 128.8 (s, CH-arom, POP), 127.4 (vt, N= 26.2, C-arom, POP), 125.5 (s, CH-arom, POP), 35.2 (s, C(CH3)2), 33.1 (s, C(CH3)2), 27.0 (vt, N= 23.4, PCH(CH3)2), 23.5 (vt, N= 32.1, PCH(CH3)2), 22.9 (s, C(CH3)2), 21.4 (s, SiCH3), 19.7 (m, PCH(CH3)2), 16.2 (m, PCH(CH3)2), 3.8 (s, OSi(CH3)3). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ53.8 (s). 29Si{1H} NMR (59.63 MHz, toluene-d8, 298 K): δ−8.5 (s, OSi(CH3)3), −19.8 (t, 2JSi−P= 5.4, SiCH3). T1(min) (ms, OsH, 300.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 223 K) 288 ±3 (−18.85 ppm). Reaction of OsH4{κ3-P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (1) with (Me3SiO)2MeSiD. (Me3SiO)2MeSiD (9 μL, 0.032 mmol) was added to a solution of 1(10 mg, 0.016 mmol) in 0.5 mL of toluene. The mixture was heated at 140 °C for 18 h. After that, the solvent was removed under vacuo. The 1H NMR (300.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 203 K) data were identical to that reported for 4, except for the intensity of signals at δ−4.42 (OsH) and −18.85 (OsH), meaning a 50% incorporation of deuterium at hydride positions. Preparation of OsH4{κ2-P,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]}(PiPr3) (5). A suspension of 1(200 mg, 0.31 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) was treated with PiPr3(60 μL, 0.31 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. After this time, a white solid was separated, washed with methanol (3 ×5 mL), and dried under vacuum. Yield: 196 mg (78%). Colorless single crystals suitable for Xray diffraction analysis were obtained by slow diffusion of pentane into a saturated solution of 5in benzene at room temperature. Anal. Calcd for C36H65OOsP3: C, 54.25; H, 8.22. Found: C, 54.35; H, 8.39. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C36H62OOsP3[M −H2−H]+: 795.3625; found, 795.3614. IR (cm−1)ν(Os−H): 2056 (m), ν(Os− H) 2007 (m), ν(Os−H) 1955 (m). 1H NMR (300.13 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ7.18 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 7.11 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 6.99 (m, 2H, CH-arom, POP), 2.55 (m, 4H, PCH(CH3)2, POP), 1.82 (m, 3H, PCH(CH3)2, PiPr3), 1.51 (m, 12H, PCH(CH3)2, Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2029 POP), 1.42 (s, 6H, C(CH3)2), 1.24 (m, 12H, PCH(CH3)2, POP), 0.93 (dd, 3JH−H= 7.0, 3JH−P= 12.5, 18H, PCH(CH3)2), −10.87 (br, 4H, OsH). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, toluene-d8, 235 K, high-field region): δ−9.99 (br, 2H, OsH), −11.90 (br, 2H, OsH). 13C{1H}- APT NMR (75.47 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ156.9 (d, 2JC−P= 6.7, Carom, POP), 136.0 (d, 3JC−P= 2.6, C-arom, POP), 134.2 (d, 1JC−P= 27.0, C-arom, POP), 128.1 (s, CH-arom, POP), 123.8 (s, CH-arom, POP), 121.8 (d, 3JC−P= 4.1, CH-arom, POP), 36.4 (s, C(CH3)2), 31.1 (d, 1JC−P= 25.1, PCH(CH3)2, PiPr3), 20.6 (br, PCH(CH3)2, POP), 20.4 (s, PCH(CH3)2, PiPr3), 19.3 (br, PCH(CH3)2, POP), (PCH(CH3)2, POP carbon atoms are not observed at this temperature). 31P{1H} NMR (121.49 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ44.6 (t, 2JP−P= 66.2, PiPr3), 8.4 (br, POP). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, toluene-d8, 235 K): δ44.1 (d, 2JP−P= 129.8, PiPr3), 14.7 (d, 2JP−P= 129.6, POP), 2.3 (s, POP). T1(min) (ms, OsH, 300 MHz, toluene-d8, 253 K) 162 ±3 (−11.90 ppm). Preparation of Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�CHC(OH)Ph2}{κ3P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (6). A solution of 2(200 mg, 0.27 mmol) in toluene (3 mL) was treated with 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol (222 mg, 1.07 mmol). The mixture was heated at 80 °C for 2 h in a Schlenk tube provided with a Teflon closure. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to dryness. Addition of pentane (5 mL) afforded a brown precipitate which was washed with pentane (3 ×3 mL) and dried in vacuum. Yield: 174 mg (52%). Brown single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained from a saturated methanol solution of 6at −18 °C. Anal. Calcd for C72H74O4OsP2: C, 68.88; H, 5.94. Found: C, 69.05; H, 5.97. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C72H75O4OsP2[M + H]+, 1257.4758; found, 1257.4733. IR (cm−1)ν(O−H): 3395 (w), ν(C�C): 2091 (w), ν(C�C): 1655 (m). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ7.72 (d, 3JH−H= 8.3, 4H, CH-arom), 7.46−7.40 (m, 8H, CH-arom), 7.20 (m, 6H, CHarom), 7.09 (m, 2H, CH-arom), 6.96−6.91 (m, 12H, CH-arom), 6.84 (m, 4H, CH-arom), 4.61 (s, 1H, (�C�CH−C(OH)Ph2), 2.96 (m, 4H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.62 (s, 2H, −C�C−C(OH)Ph2), 2.45 (t, 4JH−P = 2.7, 1H, Os�C�CH), 1.35 (s, 6H, C(CH3)2), 1.26 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.4, N= 16.1, 12H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.18 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.1, N= 14.8, 12H, PCH(CH3)2). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (100.64 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ291.6 (t, 2JC−P= 9.1, Os�C), 156.2 (vt, N= 11.3, C-arom, POP), 152.1 (s, Os�C�CH−C(OH)Ph2), 148.0 (s, C-ipso, Ph), 133.2 (s, CH-arom, POP), 132.3 (vt, N= 5.1, C-arom, POP), 129.4 (s, CH-arom, POP), 129.0 (s, CH-arom), 128.5 (vt, N= 32.0, Carom, POP), 127.9 (s, C-arom), 127.8 (s, CH-arom), 127.0 (s, CHarom), 126.5 (s, CH-arom), 126.4 (s, CH-arom), 126.2 (s, CHarom), 124.9 (vt, N= 5.5, CH-arom, POP), 120.9 (s, C-arom), 111.5 (t, 3JC−P= 3.8, �C�CH−C(OH)Ph2), 102.0 (t, 2JC−P= 11.8, Os− C�C), 75.5 (s, Os−C�C), 71.6 (s, �C�CH−C(OH)Ph2), 34.5 (s, C(CH3)2), 32.0 (s, C(CH3)2), 27.4 (vt, N= 26.8, PCH(CH3)2), 21.8 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 19.8 (s, PCH(CH3)2). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ12.7 (s). Preparation of Os{C�CC(OH)Ph2}2{�C�C�CPh2}{κ3P,O,P-[xant(PiPr2)2]} (7). A suspension of 6(150 mg, 0.12 mmol) in methanol (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. During this time, a green solid precipitated in the media. This solid was washed with additional methanol (3 ×3 mL) and dried in vacuo. Yield: 125 mg (85%). Green single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained from a saturated methanol solution of 7at −18 °C. Anal. Calcd for C72H72O3OsP2: C, 69.88; H, 5.86. Found: C, 69.48; H, 6.23. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C72H73O3OsP2[M + H]+, 1239.4652; found, 1239.4627. IR (cm−1) ν(O−H): 3442 (w), ν(C�C): 2083 (w), ν(Os�C�C): 1888 (m). 1H NMR (400.13 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ7.83 (d, 3JH−H= 7.3, 4H, CH-arom), 7.38 (d, 3JH−H= 6.7, 8H, CH-arom), 7.24 (m, 2H, CHarom), 7.17 (m, 2H, CH-arom), 7.05 (t, 3JH−H= 7.7, 4H, CH-arom), 6.93−6.82 (m, 16H, CH-arom), 3.01 (m, 4H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.32 (s, 2H, OH), 1.45 (s, 6H, C(CH3)2), 1.39 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.6, N= 15.8, 12H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.22 (dvt, 3JH−H= 7.0, N= 14.2, 12H, PCH(CH3)2). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (100.64 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ 251.3 (t, 3JC−P= 10.1, Os�C�C), 247.3 (t, 2JC−P= 3.7, Os�C), 155.8 (vt, N= 11.5, C-arom, POP), 154.2 (t, 4JC−P= 2.1, Os�C� C�C), 148.8 (s, C-ipso, Ph), 133.8 (s, CH-arom, POP), 131.8 (vt, N = 4.8, C-arom, POP), 129.5 (vt, N= 30.8, C-arom, POP), 129.4 (s, CH-arom, POP), 129.0 (s, CH-arom), 128.4 (s, C-arom), 127.7 (s, CH-arom), 127.0 (s, CH-arom), 126.9 (s, CH-arom), 126.8 (s, CHarom), 126.3 (s, CH-arom), 125.4 (t, 4JC−P= 1.2, C(OH)Ph2), 124.6 (vt, N= 5.1, CH-arom, POP), 103.8 (t, 2JC−P= 11.7, Os−C�C), 75.1 (s, Os−C�C), 34.4 (s, C(CH3)2), 33.9 (s, C(CH3)2), 26.9 (vt, N= 26.4, PCH(CH3)2), 22.1 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 19.6 (s, PCH(CH3)2). 31P{1H} NMR (161.98 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ13.3 (s). Preparation of OsH{κ1-C,η2-[C6H4CH2CH�CH2]}{κ3-P,O,P- [xant(PiPr2)2]} (8). A solution of 2(100 mg, 0.13 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was treated with 1-phenyl-1-propyne (33 μL, 0.27 mmol). This mixture was heated at reflux for 16 h. After this time, the solution was concentrated to dryness under vacuum. The crude was dissolved in 1 mL of toluene and purified by flash column chromatography, charged with neutral alumina, and eluted with toluene. The resultant solution was concentrated under vacuum to furnish a yellow solid. Yield: 65 mg (65%). Yellow single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained from a saturated methanol solution of 8at −18 °C. Anal. Calcd for C36H50OOsP2: C, 57.58; H, 6.71. Found: C, 57.67; H, 6.66. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C36H50OOsP2[M]+, 752.2948; found, 752.2970. IR (cm−1)ν(Os− H): 2040 (w), ν(C�C): 1569 (w). 1H NMR (500.12 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ7.97 (d, 3JH−H= 7.3, 1H, CH-arom), 7.22 (ddd, 3JH−H= 1.9, 3JH−P= 5.7, 3JH−H= 7.2, 1H, CH-arom), 7.20−7.13 (m, 3H, CHarom), 6.92−6.82 (m, 4H, CH-arom), 6.78 (ddd, 3JH−H= 1.5, 3JH−H= 7.3, 3JH−H= 7.3, 1H, CH-arom), 3.84−3.64 (m, 3H, CH2�CH− CH2), 2.84 (m, 1H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.78 (m, 1H, PCH(CH3)2), 2.54− 2.44 (m, 2H, PCH(CH3)2+ CH2�CH), 2.31 (m, 1H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.84 (t, 3JH−H= 6.4, 1H, CH2�CH), 1.49 (dd, 3JH−H= 6.8, 3JH−P= 15.5, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.43 (dd, 3JH−H= 6.7, 3JH−P= 16.6, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.30 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 1.18 (dd, 3JH−H= 5.7, 3JH−P= 13.6, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.13 (dd, 3JH−H= 7.2, 3JH−P= 13.2, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.09 (dd, 3JH−H= 6.8, 3JH−P= 14.6, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 1.05 (dd, 3JH−H= 7.0, 3JH−P= 14.1, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), 0.86 (s, 3H, C(CH3)2), 0.73 (dd, 3JH−H= 6.8, 3JH−P= 14.8, 3H, PCH(CH3)2), −7.15 (dd, 2JH−P= 33.0, 2JH−P= 37.4, 1H, OsH). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (125.77 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ159.7 (d, 2JC−P= 9.2, C-arom, POP), 158.7 (dd, 4JC−P= 1.2, 2JC−P= 9.5, C-arom, POP), 153.0 (t, 2JC−P= 1.6, Os−C), 145.5 (s, CH, Ph), 141.6 (dd, 3JC−P= 4.1, 3JC−P= 5.9, CH, Ph), 133.7 (d, 3JC−P= 4.7, C-arom, POP), 133.0 (d, 3JC−P= 5.1, C-arom, POP), 130.4 (d, 3JC−P= 29.5, C-arom, POP), 130.0 (s, CHarom, POP), 129.9 (s, CH-arom, POP), 129.3 (d, 3JC−P= 30.7, Carom, POP), 125.5 (m, CH-arom, POP), 125.5 (m, CH-arom, POP), 125.3 (s, CH-arom, POP), 125.2 (s, CH-arom, POP), 125.1 (s, CHarom, POP), 125.0 (m, CH-arom, POP), 123.1 (s, CH, Ph), 122.3 (s, CH, Ph), 118.8 (s, CH, Ph), 42.3 (t, 4JC−P= 1.9, CH2�CH−CH2), 41.0 (t, 3JC−P= 6.2, CH2�CH−CH2), 36.3 (dd, 2JC−P= 5.2, 2JC−P= 8.5, CH2�CH), 35.1 (d, 2JC−P= 2.3, PCH(CH3)2), 35.0 (s, C(CH3)2), 34.9 (m, PCH(CH3)2), 33.6 (s, C(CH3)2), 32.8 (d, 2JC−P= 2.6, PCH(CH3)2), 32.7 (d, 2JC−P= 2.6, PCH(CH3)2), 22.9 (s, C(CH3)2), 22.5 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 21.2 (d, 2JC−P= 6.2, PCH(CH3)2), 20.7 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 20.6 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 20.5 (s, PCH(CH3)2), 20.3 (d, 2JC−P= 4.3, PCH(CH3)2), 20.1 (d, 2JC−P= 5.1, PCH(CH3)2), 19.6 (d, 2JC−P= 3.6, PCH(CH3)2). 31P{1H} NMR (202.46 MHz, C6D6, 298 K): δ36.2 (AB spin system, Δν= 726.1 Hz, JA−B= 164.3 Hz). Catalytic Dimerization of 1,1-Diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol to (Z)-1,1,6,6-Tetraphenylhex-2-en-4-yne-1,6-diol. An NMR tube was charged with a solution of 1,1-diphenyl-2-propyn-1-ol (55.4 mg, 0.27 mmol) and 2(10 mg, 0.013 mmol) in toluene-d8(0.5 mL). Then, it was placed into a thermostatic bath at 110 °C, and the reaction was monitored by 1H NMR spectroscopy, using 1,4-dioxane (2.8 μL, 0.033 mmol) as the internal standard. After 2 h, the 1H NMR spectra of the solution showed conversion to (Z)-1,1,6,6-tetraphenylhex-2-en-4-yne-1,6-diol in 70% yield. HRMS (electrospray, m/z): calcd for C30H24NaO2[M + Na]+, 439.1669; found, 439.1659. IR (cm−1)ν(O−H): 3529 (w), ν(O−H): 3402 (w). 1H NMR (300.13 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K): δ7.80−7.17 (m, 20H, CH-arom), 6.61 (d, 3JH−H= 11.7, 1H, CH�CH), 5.87 (d, 3JH−H= 11.7, 1H, CH�CH), 3.55 (s, OH), 2.69 (s, OH). 13C{1H}-APT NMR (75.47 MHz, Organometallics pubs.acs.org/Organometallics Article https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00201 Organometallics 2022, 41, 2022−2034 2030