Preparations and oxidation-reduction potentials of some osmium complexes

Abstract

During the last five years a systematic study has been made in these laboratories of the chemistry of the Group(VIIl) elements, iron, ruthenium, and osmium* This study has been concerned with the preparations of mono-, bis-, and tris- 1,10 phenanthroline and 2,2* dipyridyl complexes, and an investigation into their thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities. Much of the work on iron and ruthenium has row been completed, and this thesis presents the results of a preparative and thermodynamic study on the last member of the group, osmium. (First paragraph of Preface).