A microwave reactor was used to investigate the reactivity of Os3(CO)12 toward alcohols (methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, and phenol), halogens (bromine and iodine), and carboxylic acids (formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, benzoic acid, and terephthalic acid). Microwave heating allowed for high temperatures and pressures to be reached quickly, so that oxidative addition occurred efficiently with a minimal amount of solvent. Several new diosmium and triosmium compounds were synthesized, while several known compounds were prepared in higher yield than previously reported.

Oxidative addition reactions of triosmium carbonyl clusters in a microwave reactor

244th National Meeting (2012)

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