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Experimental- and DFT Evidence for the Fractional Non-Innocence of a b-Diketonate Ligand

, , , , , and . Chemistry - A European Journal, 18 (45): 14434-14443, S14434/1-S14434/24 (2012)
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201785

Abstract

Ru(pap)2(L)(ClO4), Ru(pap)(L)2, and Ru(acac)2(L) (pap = 2-phenylazopyridine, L- = 9-oxidophenalenone, acac- = 2,4-pentanedionate) were prepd. and studied regarding their electron-transfer behavior, both exptl. and by using DFT calcns. Ru(pap)2(L)(ClO4) and Ru(acac)2(L) were characterized by crystal-structure anal. Spectroelectrochem. (EPR, UV/visible/NIR), in conjunction with cyclic voltammetry, showed a wide range of $\sim$2 V for the potential of the RuIII/II couple, which was in agreement with the very different characteristics of the strongly p-accepting pap ligand and the s-donating acac- ligand. At the rather high potential of +1.35 V vs. SCE, the oxidn. of L- into L.bul. could be deduced from the near-IR absorption of RuIII(pap)(L.bul.)(L-)2+. Other intense long-wavelength transitions, including LMCT (L-$\rightarrow$RuIII) and LL/CT (pap.bul.-$\rightarrow$L-) processes, were confirmed by TD-DFT results. DFT calcns. and EPR data for the paramagnetic intermediates allowed the authors to assess the spin densities, which revealed two cases with considerable contributions from L-radical-involving forms, i.e., RuIII(pap0)2(L-)2+$łeftrightarrow$RuII(pap0)2(L.bul.)2+ and RuIII(pap0)(L-)2+$łeftrightarrow$RuII(pap0)(L.bul.)(L-)+. Calcns. of electrogenerated RuII(pap.bul.-)(pap0)(L-) displayed considerable neg. spin d. (-0.188) at the bridging metal. on SciFinder(R)

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