Ruthenium(III) mono (2,2′-bipyridine) complexes containing O,O-donor ligands and their oxidation properties for organic compounds

The new complexes [Ru^IIIbpyL₂](PF₆) and [Ru^IIIbpyLCl₂] [bpy = 2,2-bipyridine; HL = acetylacetone, trifluoroacetylacetone, benzoylacetone (Hbac), tropolone or maltol; HL = Hbac or dibenzoylmethane) have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopy. Their redox behaviour was studied by cyclic voltammetry. They effectively catalyze the oxidation of alcohols, alkanes and primary aromatic amines.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal investigations of solid charge-transfer complexes of 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane and the acceptors iodine, TCNE, TCNQ and chloranil

The solid charge-transfer complexes formed in the reaction of the electron donor 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TMTACN) with the acceptors iodine, tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) and 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) have been isolated. These were characterized through electronic and infrared spectra as well as thermal and elemental analysis. The results show that the formed solid CT-complexes have the formulas [(TMTACN)I]I3, [(TMTACN)(TCNE)5] and [(TMTACN)(TCNQ)3] in full agreement with the known reaction stoichiometries in solution. The chloranil CT-solid complex cannot be isolated in pure form.     

Z-scan and optical limiting properties of Hibiscus Sabdariffa dye

The intensity-dependent refractive index n ₂ and the nonlinear susceptibility χ ⁽³⁾ of Hibiscus Sabdariffa dye solutions in the nanosecond regime at 532 nm are reported. More presicely, the variation of n ₂, β, and real and imaginary parts of χ ⁽³⁾ versus the natural dye extract concentration has been carried out by z-scan and optical limiting techniques. The third-order nonlinearity of the Hibiscus Sabdariffa dye solutions was found to be dominated by nonlinear refraction, which leads to strong optical limiting of laser.     

Spectroscopic investigation of the novel charge-transfer complex [(phen)(TCNE)(12)] formed in the reaction of phenacetin with tetracyanoethylene

The charge-transfer (CT) interaction of the electron donor phenacetin (phen) and the pi-electron acceptor tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) has been studied in CH(2)Cl(2). The results obtained indicate the formation of the novel CT-complex with the general formula [(phen)(TCNE)(12)]. The 1:12 stoichiometry of the reaction was based on photometric titration, elemental analysis, infrared, thermal and cyclic voltametry measurements of the formed CT-complex.