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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Dinuclear ruthenium complexes containing the Hpbl ligand: synthesis, characterization, linkage isomerism, and
Laia Francàs1, Rosa María González-Gil, Daniel Moyano
1Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) , Av. Països Catalans 16, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain.
Abstract:
Three dinucleating Ru-Cl complexes containing the hexadentate dinucleating ligand [1,1'-(4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diyl)bis(1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol)] (Hpbl) and the meridional 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine ligand (trpy) have been prepared and isolated. These complexes include {[RuCl(trpy)]2(μ-pbl-κ-N(3)O)}(+) (1a(+)), {[RuCl(trpy)]2(μ-Hpbl-κ-N(3)O)}(2+) (1b(2+)), and {[RuCl(trpy)]2(μ-Hpbl-κ-N(2)O(2))}(2+) (1c(2+)) and were characterized by analytic and spectroscopic techniques. In addition, complexes 1b(2+) and 1c(2+) were characterized in the solid state by monocrystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The coordination versatility of the Hpbl ligand allows the presence of multiple isomers that can be obtained depending on the Ru oxidation state and were thoroughly characterized by electrochemical techniques, namely, cyclic voltammetry and coulometry. Finally, 1a(+) and its recently reported mononuclear analogue, in-[RuCl(Hpbl)(trpy)](+), have been tested as catalysts for epoxidation of cis-β-methylstyrene.
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