Abstract
The compds. [(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L2-)RuIII(acac)2] (rac, 1, and meso, 1') and [(bpy)2RuII(m-H2L.bul.-)RuII(bpy)2](ClO4)3 (meso, [2](ClO4)3) have been structurally, magnetically, spectroelectrochem., and computationally characterized (acac- = acetylacetonate, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, and H4L = 1,4-diamino-9,10-anthraquinone). The N,O;N',O'-coordinated m-H2Ln- forms two b-ketiminato-type chelate rings, and 1 or 1' are connected via NH···O hydrogen bridges in the crystals. 1 Exhibits a complex magnetic behavior, while [2](ClO4)3 is a radical species with mixed ligand/metal-based spin. The combination of redox noninnocent bridge (H2L0 $\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow$H2L4-) and (acac)2RuII $\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow$(acac)2RuIV or (bpy)2RuII $\rightarrow$ (bpy)2RuIII in 1/1' or 2 generates alternatives regarding the oxidn. state formulations for the accessible redox states (1n and 2n), which have been assessed by UV-visible-NIR, EPR, and DFT/TD-DFT calcns. The exptl. and theor. studies suggest variable mixing of the frontier orbitals of the metals and the bridge, leading to the following most appropriate oxidn. state combinations: [(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L.bul.-)RuIII(acac)2]+ (1+) $\rightarrow$ [(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L2-)RuIII(acac)2] (1) $\rightarrow$ [(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L.bul.3-)RuIII(acac)2]-/[(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L2-)RuII(acac)2]- (1-) $\rightarrow$ [(acac)2RuIII(m-H2L4-)RuIII(acac)2]2-/[(acac)2RuII(m-H2L2-)RuII(acac)2]2- (12-) and [(bpy)2RuIII(m-H2L.bul.-)RuII(bpy)2]4+ (24+) $\rightarrow$ [(bpy)2RuII(m-H2L.bul.-)RuII(bpy)2]3+/[(bpy)2RuII(m-H2L2-)RuIII(bpy)2]3+ (23+) $\rightarrow$ [(bpy)2RuII(m-H2L2-)RuII(bpy)2]2+ (22+). The favoring of RuIII by s-donating acac- and of RuII by the p-accepting bpy coligands shifts the conceivable valence alternatives accordingly. Similarly, the introduction of the NH donor function in H2Ln as compared to O causes a cathodic shift of redox potentials with corresponding consequences for the valence structure. [on SciFinder(R)]
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