Synthesis, reactivity, and X -ray crystal structures of [Os 6 Pt 2 H 2 (CO) 16 (µ-C 8 H 10 )(C 8 H 12 )]·CH 2 Cl 2 and [Os 6 H(CO) 16 (µ-C 8 H 11 )]. Model compounds for C–H activation

The reaction of [Os6(CO)16(NCMe)2] with [Pt(C8H12)2](C8H12= cyclo-octa-1,5-diene) results in the formation of [Os6Pt2H2(CO)16(µ-C8H10)(C8H12)](1). The geometry of (1) may be derived from that of [Os6(CO)18] by bridging one edge of the central Os tetrahedron with one Pt atom of the dimer unit Pt2(µ-C8H10)(C8H12). One C8H12 group has been dehydrogenated to C8H10 and the two resulting hydride ligands are terminally bound to different metals of the …