Abstract
[Ru2(bpy)4(m-L)](PF6)3 (I; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; H2L = Et2 azodicarbonate) was prepd. from cis-[Ru(bpy)2Cl2].2H2O, H2L and KPF6 in refluxing ClCH2CH2Cl and was characterized by elemental anal., cyclic voltammetry, ESR, XPS, and electronic spectral methods. The comproportionation const. is 4.4 $\times$ 108. An ESR spectrum (rhombic, no hyperfine structure) was observable only $łeq$50 K. Spectral comparisons of I and [(H3N)5Ru(pyz)Ru(NH3)5]5+ (pyz = pyrazine) show that I is an electronic intermediate between a metal-centered mixed-valence complex and a ligand-centered radical complex. [on SciFinder(R)]
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