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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Structures, protonation, and electrochemical properties of diiron dithiolate complexes containing pyridyl-phosphine
1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Centre on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), Dalian 116012, China.
Abstract:
Diiron complexes containing pyridyl-phosphine ligands, that is, (mu-pdt)[Fe(2)(CO)(5)L] (pdt = S(CH(2))(3)S, L = Ph(2)PCH(2)Py, Ph(2)PPy, ) and (micro-pdt)[Fe(CO)(2)(PMe(3))][Fe(CO)(2)L] (L = Ph(2)PCH(2)Py, Ph(2)PPy, ) were prepared as model complexes of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase active site. Protonation of and by HOTf afforded the pyridyl-nitrogen protonated products [H(N)][OTf] and [H(N)][OTf], respectively. The molecular structures of, as well as [H(N)][OTf] and [H(N)][OTf] were confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies, which show that the Ph(2)PCH(2)Py ligand occupies the basal position both in and its protonated species [H(N)][OTf], while the Ph(2)PPy ligand prefers the apical position in and [H(N)][OTf]. The double protonation process of complex was monitored by in situ IR, (1)H and (31)P NMR spectroscopy at low temperature. The spectroscopic evidence indicates that the protonation of occurs first at the Fe-Fe bond and then at the pyridyl-nitrogen atom. Cyclic voltammograms reveal that protonation of and results in a considerable decrease in the overpotential for electrocatalytic proton reduction in the presence of HOTf, while the efficiency is not influenced by protonation. The electrocatalytic efficiency of for proton reduction in the presence of HOAc in CH(3)CN-H(2)O (50 : 1, v/v) is 5 times higher than that in pure CH(3)CN.
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