Daniel Amarante, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
The chemistry of [Ru(CN)xL(6-x)]n and [Os(CN)xL(6-x)]n complexes has not been well studied where L is a monodentate ligand and x is less than five, with a few exceptions. Recent progress has been made in developing the chemistry of iron cyanide complexes. These compounds have now been extended to ruthenium and osmium. Among the new compounds which have been synthesized and structurally characterized are: [PPN]3[RuII(CN)5(CO)], trans-[PPN]2[RuII(CN)4(CO)2], trans-[PPN]2[RuII(CN)4(CO)(py)], trans-[PPN]2[RuII(CN)4(CO)(Im)] and [PPN]3[OsII(CN)5(CO)].