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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Preparation, characterization and electrocatalysis performance of a trimeric ruthenium-substituted isopolytungstate
Rong Wan1, Huafeng Li1, Xinyi Ma1
1Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China. jyniu@henu.edu.cn jpwang@henu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A trimeric ruthenium-substituted isopolyoxotungstate compound Rb10K3H6[SeO3(H9RuW30.5O114)]Cl3·48H2O (1) was synthesised using the hydrothermal method. The synthesized compound was thoroughly characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and electrospray ionization and mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Compound 1 comprised three identical Keggin-like {Ru1.83W10.17} building blocks, leading to the formation of rare {Ru5.5W30.5} trimeric assembly stabilized by a capping pyramidal selenite group; it represents the first example of inorganic ruthenium-containing polyoxometalates based on isopolytungstates. Cyclic voltammetry results revealed that compound 1 also showed electrochemical catalytic activity towards the nitrite oxidation reaction in an aqueous solution.
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