Crystal Structure and Quantitative Steric Analysis of cis,cis,trans-Dibromidodicarbonyl-bis(tribenzylphosphine)osmium(II)

Key Points

• The central aim is to investigate the crystal structure and steric implications of the osmium complex.
• Synthesis of the complex OsBr2(CO)2(PBz3)2.
• X-ray crystallography to determine the crystal structure and space group.
• Analysis of steric effects using buried volume and cone angle measurements.
• The complex crystallizes in a monoclinic space group with specific dimensions.
• The presence of the bulky PBz3 ligand results in a significant steric effect, indicated by a buried volume of 24.0%.
• The ligand imposes a cone angle of 213.51° on the osmium center.

Abstract