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Variable Noninnocence of Substituted Azobis(phenylcyanamido)diruthenium Complexes

, , , , , , and . Inorganic Chemistry, 54 (4): 1508--1517 (2015)
DOI: 10.1021/ic502487x

Abstract

The synthetic chem. of substituted 4,4'-azobis(phenylcyanamide) ligands was investigated, and the complexes [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-L)][PF6]2, where L = 2,2':5,5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-azobis(phenylcyanamido) (Me4adpc2-), 2,2'-dimethyl-4,4'-azobis(phenylcyanamido) (Me2adpc2-), unsubstituted (adpc2-), 3,3'-dichloro-4,4'-azobis(phenylcyanamido) (Cl2adpc2-), and 2,2':5,5'-tetrachloro-4,4'-azobis(phenylcyanamido) (Cl4adpc2-), were prepd. and characterized by cyclic voltammetry and visible-near-IR (NIR) and IR spectroelectrochem. The room temp. ESR spectrum of [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-Me4adpc)]3+ showed an org. radical signal and is consistent with an oxidn.-state description [RuII, Me4adpc.bul.-, RuII]3+, while that of [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-Cl2adpc)]3+ at 10 K showed a low-symmetry RuIII signal, which is consistent with the description [RuIII, Cl2adpc2-, RuII]3+. IR spectroelectrochem. data suggest that [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-adpc)]3+ is delocalized and [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-Cl2adpc)]3+ and [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-Cl4adpc)]3+ are valence-trapped mixed-valence systems. A NIR absorption band that is unique to all [Ru(tpy)(bpy)2(m-L)]3+ complexes is obsd.; however, its energy and intensity vary depending on the nature of the bridging ligand and, hence, the complexes' oxidn.-state description. [on SciFinder(R)]

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