Abstract
The redox systems Ru(L)(bpy)2k, Ru(L)2(bpy)m, and Ru(L)3n contg. the potentially redox-active ligand 9-oxidophenalenone = L- were studied by spectroelectrochem. (UV-visible-near-IR and ESR) in conjunction with d. functional theory (DFT) calcns. Ru(L-)(bpy)2ClO4 (1ClO4) and Ru(L-)2(bpy)ClO4 (2ClO4) were structurally characterized. In addn. to establishing electron-transfer processes involving the RuII/RuIII/RuIV and bpy0/bpy·- couples, evidence for the noninnocent behavior of L- was obtained from RuIV(L·)(L-)(bpy)3+, which exhibits strong near-IR absorption due to ligand-to-ligand charge transfer. In contrast, the lability of the electrogenerated Ru(L)2(bpy)- is attributed to a resonance situation RuII(L·2-)(L-)(bpy)-/RuII(L-)2(bpy·-)-, as suggested by DFT calcns. on SciFinder(R)
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