Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Crystal Structure of [Ru(terpy)(2)](0): A New Crystalline Material from the Reductive Electrocrystallization of

Soomi Pyo1, Eduardo Pérez-Cordero, Simon G. Bott

  • 1Departments of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, and University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204.

Inorganic Chemistry
|October 24, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Electronic Modulation and Active Site Exposure Using C<sub>60</sub> Fullerenolamine Enable High-Performance Alcohol Oxidation on Pd Metallene Catalysts.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)·2025
Same author

Recent advances in endohedral metallofullerenes.

Fundamental research·2025
Same author

A Nd@C<sub>82</sub>-polymer interface for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.

Nature·2025
Same author

Understanding the effects of adduct functionalization on C<sub>60</sub> nanocages for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

Nanoscale horizons·2025
Same author

Fluoride Clusterfullerenes: Tuning Metal-Metal Bonding and Magnetic Properties via Single Fluorine Atom Doping.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2024
Same author

C<sub>60</sub> Fullerene-Induced Reduction of Metal Ions: Synthesis of C<sub>60</sub>-Metal Cluster Heterostructures with High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution Performance.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)·2024

Reductive electrocrystallization yielded black crystals of neutral ruthenium(0) tris(bipyridine) complex. These crystals, exclusively containing the desired complex, exhibit unique packing structures compared to the parent ruthenium(II) species.

Area of Science:

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Crystallography
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Ruthenium complexes with terpyridine (terpy) ligands are of interest due to their unique electronic and photophysical properties.
  • Electrocrystallization is a powerful technique for synthesizing and characterizing novel coordination compounds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reductive electrocrystallization of the ruthenium(II) tris(terpyridine) complex, [Ru(terpy)(2)](PF(6))(2).
  • To determine the crystal structure and packing of the resulting electrocrystallized product.
  • To compare the structural features of the neutral ruthenium(0) complex with its parent ruthenium(II) species.

Main Methods:

  • Reductive electrocrystallization from acetonitrile solution.
  • Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analysis of crystal packing, molecular volumes, and intermolecular interactions.

    • Main Results:

    • Black crystals of [Ru(terpy)(2)](PF(6))(2) were successfully obtained via reductive electrocrystallization.
    • X-ray analysis confirmed the exclusive formation of the neutral ruthenium(0) complex, [Ru(terpy)(2)](0) (1), within the crystal lattice.
    • The neutral [Ru(terpy)(2)](0) units maintain structural similarity to the [Ru(terpy)(2)](2+) parent complex, exhibiting near-octahedral symmetry.
    • Crystal packing analysis revealed distinct intermolecular interactions for the neutral complex compared to the charged species, with cavities present in the [Ru(terpy)(2)](0) crystals.

    Conclusions:

    • Reductive electrocrystallization is an effective method for synthesizing the neutral ruthenium(0) tris(terpyridine) complex.
    • The crystal structure of [Ru(terpy)(2)](0) is characterized by unique packing arrangements and the presence of cavities.
    • Structural comparison highlights differences in intermolecular interactions between the neutral and charged ruthenium complexes.