Activation of 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazacyclohexane by Os3(CO)12 to form amidino [(MeN)2CH] cluster complexes

The reaction of Os3(CO)12 and (MeNCH2)3 produces the amidino cluster complexes (μ-H)Os3(CO)10[μ,η2-CH(NMe)2] (1), (μ-H)Os3(CO)9[μ3,η2-CH(NMe)2] (2), and Os2(CO)6[μ,η2-CH(NMe)2]2 (3), which have been structurally characterized.