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A Diruthenium Complex of a \dqNindigo\dq Ligand

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Inorganic Chemistry, 52 (15): 8467--8475 (2013)
DOI: 10.1021/ic400390b

Abstract

(μ-Nindigo)Ru(acac)22 (1), H2(Nindigo) = indigo-N,N'-diphenylimine and acac- = 2,4-pentanedionate, was structurally characterized in the rac form, which exhibits two edge-sharing six-membered chelate rings involving ruthenium, and the former b-diketiminato functions with a twist angle of 33.9° around the central C-C bond. The metric parameters suggest a neutral p acceptor bridge contg. coupled s-trans configurated a-diimines, which are coordinated by two ruthenium(II) centers. DFT calcns. confirm the exptl. structure and oxidn. state assignment of the rac form; both diastereoisomers are present in soln. according to 1H NMR spectroscopy. A very intense long-wavelength MLCT absorption at 630 nm (e = 66,800 M-1 cm-1) and a weaker near-IR band at 1120 nm (e = 3000 M-1 cm-1) are obsd. for the CH3CN soln. Reversible 1-electron redn. and oxidn. steps were studied by cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, EPR, and UV-visible-NIR spectroelectrochem. to exhibit metal-centered oxidn. and mixed metal/ligand-centered redn. These results are supported by TD-DFT calcns. of the species rac- or meso-1n, n = 3+, 2+, +, 0, -, 2-. on SciFinder(R)

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