Osmium phosphorus containing

As with previous publications (GOMG (1982) and GOMG (1995)), phosphorus ligands feature heavily in the chemistry of ruthenium and osmium. In many instances the focus of the publications is such that the phosphorus-containing species are peripheral to the specific reactivity that a publication might be dealing with. For this reason, phosphorus ligands are somewhat ubiquitous within cluster chemistry. Here, an attempt has been made to focus on the phosphorus and its interaction with the cluster. 

Two significant surveys are published in the sane edition of Coordination Chemistry Reviews. Oxygen donor-ligand derivatives of tri-osmium dodecacarbonyl are covered by Frauenhoff and the reactions of transition metal dihydrogen complexes (of which many are carbonyl-containing) are outlined by Jessop and Morris. The crucial role of matrix Isolation studies is well covered in this article. A shorter review of interest here has been published on the role of the phosphorus d-orbitals in M-P bonding. ... 

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