@b_schwederski

Ancillary Ligand Control of Electronic Structure in o-Benzoquinonediimine-Ruthenium Complex Redox Series: Structures, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), and Ultraviolet-Visible-Near-Infrared (UV-vis-NIR) Spectroelectrochemistry

, , , , , , and . Inorganic Chemistry, 54 (7): 3376--3386 (2015)
DOI: 10.1021/ic503070j

Abstract

The compds. Ru(acac)2(Q) (1), Ru(bpy)2(Q)(ClO4)2 (2(ClO4)2), and Ru(pap)2(Q)PF6 (3PF6), contg. Q = N,N'-diphenyl-o-benzoquinonediimine and donating 2,4-pentanedionate ligands (acac-), p-accepting 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), or strongly p-accepting 2-phenylazopyridine (pap) were prepd. and structurally identified. The electronic structures of the complexes and several accessible oxidized and reduced forms were studied exptl. (electrochem., magnetic resonance, UV-visible-near-IR (UV-visible-NIR) spectroelectrochem.) and computationally (DFT/TD-DFT) to reveal significantly variable electron transfer behavior and charge distribution. While the redox system 1+-1- prefers trivalent ruthenium with corresponding oxidn. states Q0-Q2- of the noninnocent ligand, the series 22+-20 and 32+-3- retain RuII. The bpy and pap co-ligands are not only spectators but can also be reduced prior to a second redn. of Q. The present study with new exptl. and computational evidence on the influence of co-ligands on the metal is complementary to a report on the substituent effects in o-quinonediimine ligands Kalinina et al., Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 10110 and to the discussion of the most appropriate oxidn. state formulation RuII(Q0) or RuIII(Q.bul.-). on SciFinder(R)

Links and resources

Tags

community