Abstract
Redox series [LnRu(m-DPPP)RuLn]k, H2DPPP = 2,5-dihydro-3,6-di-2-pyridylpyrrolo(3,4-c)pyrrole-1,4-dione and L = 2,4-pentanedionato (acac-), 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), and 2-phenylazopyridine (pap), were studied by voltammetry (CV, DPV), EPR, and UV-visible-NIR spectroelectrochem., supported by TD-DFT calcns. Crystal structure anal. and 1H NMR revealed oxidn. states [(acac)2RuIII(m-DPPP2-)RuIII(acac)2] and [(bpy)2RuII(m-DPPP2-)RuII(bpy)2]2+ for the corresponding precursors, isolated as rac diastereomers. Oxidn. occurs mainly at the bridging ligand (DPPP2- $\rightarrow$ DPPP.bul.-), whereas the site of redn. (DPPP, Ru, or L) depends on effects from the ancillary ligands L. The metal coordination of a deriv. of the pigment forming 2,5-dihydro-pyrrolo(3,4-c)pyrrole-1,4-dione (DPP) dyes and the anal. of corresponding multistep redox series add to the previously recognized coordinative and electron transfer potential of dye mols. of the azo, indigo, anthraquinone, and formazanate type. [on SciFinder(R)]
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