Synthesis of & Reversing O2 Addition on Vaska’s Complex By Ellie J. Miller Abstract: This lab illustrates the synthesis of Vaska’s complex. It then shows the reversible process of binding oxygen gas (O2) to Vaska’s complex through IR spectroscopy. Oxygen gas can be bound to the complex via oxidative addition but through the reverse process it can be stripped from the complex by purging the system with nitrogen gas as detailed in this report. Introduction: Vaska’s complex (trans-IrCl(CO)(PPH3)2) has an […]
