DNA-binding and cleavage activity of polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes

Polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru^II(3-bptpy)(dmphen)Cl]ClO₄ (1), [Ru^II(3-cptpy)(dmphen)Cl]ClO₄ (2), [Ru^II(2-tptpy)(dmphen)Cl]ClO₄ (3), and [Ru^II(9-atpy)(dmphen)Cl]ClO₄ (4) {where 3-bptpy?=?4′-(3-bromophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, 3-cptpy?=?4′-(3-chlorophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, 2-tptpy?=?4′-(2-thiophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, 9-atpy?=?4′-(9-anthryl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine, dmphen?=?2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline} have been synthesized and characterized. The DNA-binding properties of the complexes with Herring Sperm DNA have been investigated by absorption titration and viscosity measurements. The ability of complexes to break the pUC19 DNA has been checked by gel electrophoresis. The experimental results suggest that all the complexes bind DNA via partial intercalation. The results also show that the order of DNA-binding affinities of the complexes is 4?<?3?<?2?<?1, confirming that planarity of the ligand in a complex is very important for DNA-binding.     

N,N′-Bis(aryl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide complexes of ruthenium: Synthesis,structure and redox properties

Reaction of five N,N′-bis(aryl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamides (H₂L-R, where H₂ denotes the two acidic protons and R (R = OCH₃, CH₃, H, Cl and NO₂) the para substituent in the aryl fragment) with [Ru(trpy)Cl₃](trpy = 2,2′,2″-terpyridine) in refluxing ethanol in the presence of a base (NEt₃) affords a group of complexes of the type [Ru^II(trpy)(L-R)], each of which contains an amide ligand coordinated to the metal center as a dianionic tridentate N,N,N-donor along with a terpyridine ligand. Structure of the [Ru^II(trpy)(L-Cl)] complex has been determined by X-ray crystallography. All the Ru(II) complexes are diamagnetic, and show characteristic ¹H NMR signals and intense MLCT transitions in the visible region. Cyclic voltammetry on the [Ru^II(trpy)(L-R)] complexes shows a Ru(II)–Ru(III) oxidation within 0.16–0.33 V versus SCE. An oxidation of the coordinated amide ligand is also observed within 0.94–1.33 V versus SCE and a reduction of coordinated terpyridine ligand within −1.10 to −1.15 V versus SCE. Constant potential coulometric oxidation of the [Ru^II(trpy)(L-R)] complexes produces the corresponding [Ru^III(trpy)(L-R)]⁺ complexes, which have been isolated as the perchlorate salts. Structure of the [Ru^III(trpy)(L-CH₃)]ClO₄ complex has been determined by X-ray crystallography. All the Ru(III) complexes are one-electron paramagnetic, and show anisotropic ESR spectra at 77 K and intense LMCT transitions in the visible region. A weak ligand-field band has also been shown by all the [Ru^III(trpy)(L-R)]ClO₄ complexes near 1600 nm.     

Systematic tuning of the reactivity of [RuII(terpy)(N^N)Cl]Cl complexes

Abstract

The substitution behavior of the [Ru^II(terpy)(ampy)Cl]Cl (terpy = 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, ampy = 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine) complex in water with several bio-relevant ligands such as chloride, thiourea and N,N′-dimethylthiourea, was investigated and compared with the reactivity of the [Ru^II(terpy)(bipy)Cl]Cl and [Ru^II(terpy)(en)Cl]Cl (bipy =2,2′-bipyridine and en?=?ethylenediamine) complexes. Earlier results have shown that the reactivity and pK_a values of Ru(II) complexes can be tuned by a systematic variation of electronic effects provided by bidentate spectator chelates. The reactivity of both the chlorido and aqua derivatives of the studied Ru(II) complexes increases in the order [Ru^II(terpy)(bipy)X]^+/2+?<?[Ru^II(terpy)(ampy)X]^+/2+?<?[Ru^II(terpy)(en)X]^+/2+. This finding can be accounted for in terms of π back-bonding effects provided by the pyridine ligands. The activation parameters for all the studied reactions support an associative interchange substitution mechanism.     

A three‐dimensional net of Δ‐tris(1,10‐phenanthroline)ruthenium(II) in the dual‐metal self‐assembly of bis[tris(1,10‐phenanthroline)ruthenium(II)] tetraisothiocyanatoiron(II) bis(perchlorate)

The title compound, [Ru(C₁₂H₈N₂)₃]₂[Fe(NCS)₄](ClO₄)₂, crystallizes in a tetragonal chiral space group (P4₁2₁2) and the assigned absolute configuration of the optically active molecules was unequivocally confirmed. The Δ‐[Ru^II(phen)₃]²⁺ complex cations (phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline) interact along the 4₁ screw axis parallel to the c axis, with an Ru...Ru distance of 10.4170 (6) Å, and in the ab plane, with Ru...Ru distances of 10.0920 (6) and 10.0938 (6) Å, defining a primitive cubic lattice. The Fe atom is situated on the twofold axis diagonal in the ab plane. The supramolecular architecture is supported by C—H...O interactions between the [Ru^II(phen)₃]²⁺ cation and the disordered perchlorate anion. This study adds to the relatively scarce knowledge about intermolecular interactions between [Ru(phen)₃]²⁺ ions in the solid state, knowledge that eventually may also lead to a better understanding of the solution state interactions of this species; these are of immense interest because of the photochemical properties of these ions and their interactions with DNA.     

Near‐IR Absorbing Ruthenium Complexes of Non‐Innocent 6,12‐Di(pyridin‐2‐yl)indolo[3,2‐b]carbazole: Variation as a Function of Co‐Ligands

This article deals with the hitherto unexplored metal complexes of deprotonated 6,12‐di(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐5,11‐dihydroindolo[3,2‐b]carbazole (H₂L). The synthesis and structural, optical, electrochemical characterization of dimeric [{Ru^III(acac)₂}₂(μ‐L^.?)]ClO₄ ([ 1 ]ClO₄, S=1/2), [{Ru^II(bpy)₂}₂(μ‐L^.?)](ClO₄)₃ ([ 2 ](ClO₄)₃, S=1/2), [{Ru^II(pap)₂}₂(μ‐L^2?)](ClO₄)₂ ([ 4 ](ClO₄)₂, S=0), and monomeric [(bpy)₂Ru^II(HL^?)]ClO₄ ([ 3 ]ClO₄, S=0), [(pap)₂Ru^II(HL^?)]ClO₄ ([ 5 ]ClO₄, S=0) (acac=σ‐donating acetylacetonate, bpy=moderately π‐accepting 2,2’‐bipyridine, pap=strongly π‐accepting 2‐phenylazopyridine) are reported. The radical and dianionic states of deprotonated L in isolated dimeric 1 ⁺/ 2 ³⁺ and 4 ²⁺, respectively, could be attributed to the varying electronic features of the ancillary (acac, bpy, and pap) ligands, as was reflected in their redox potentials. Perturbation of the energy level of the deprotonated L or HL upon coordination with {Ru(acac)₂}, {Ru(bpy)₂}, or {Ru(pap)₂} led to the smaller energy gap in the frontier molecular orbitals (FMO), resulting in bathochromically shifted NIR absorption bands (800–2000 nm) in the accessible redox states of the complexes, which varied to some extent as a function of the ancillary ligands. Spectroelectrochemical (UV/Vis/NIR, EPR) studies along with DFT/TD‐DFT calculations revealed (i) involvement of deprotonated L or HL in the oxidation processes owing to its redox non‐innocent potential and (ii) metal (Ru^III/Ru^II) or bpy/pap dominated reduction processes in 1 ⁺ or 2 ²⁺/ 3 ⁺/ 4 ²⁺/ 5 ⁺, respectively.     

Synthesis,Characterization, Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Properties of [Ru(dppt)(bpy)Cl]+ and [Ru(pta)(bpy)Cl]+

Two novel Ru^II complexes [Ru(dppt)(bpy)Cl]ClO₄ (1) and [Ru(pta)(bpy)Cl]ClO₄ (2)[dppt, pta and bpy = 3-(1,10-phenanthrolin-2-yl)-5,6-diphenyl-as-triazine, 3-(1,10-phenanthrolin-2-yl)-as-triazino[5,6-f]acenaphthylene and 2,2-bipyridine, respectively] were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and electrospray mass spectrometry, ¹H-n.m.r., and u.v.–vis spectroscopy. The redox properties of the complexes were examined using cyclic voltammetry. Due to the strong -accepting character of asymmetric ligands, the MLCT bands of (1) and (2) are shifted significantly to lower energies by comparison with [Ru(tpy)(bpy)Cl]⁺.     

Chemistry of a family of semiquinone monochelates of carbonyl ruthenium(II) generated by reacting quinones with hydridic species

The reactions of [Ru(H)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone (dbq) and 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone (tcq) have afforded the corresponding semiquinone complexes [Ru^II(dbsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] and [Ru^II(tcsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂], respectively. The reaction of [Ru(H)₂(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with tcq has furnished [Ru^II(tcsq)(H)(CO)(PPh₃)₂]. Structure determination of [Ru(dbsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] has revealed that it is a model semiquinonoid chelate with two equal C---O lengths ( 1.291(6) and 1.296(6) Å). The complexes are one-electron paramagnetic (1.85μ_B) and their EPR spectra in fluid media display a triplet structure (g2.00) due to superhyperfine coupling with two trans-³¹P atoms (A_iso17 G). The stretching frequency of the CO ligand increases by 20 cm⁻¹ in going from [Ru(dbsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] to [Ru(tcsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] consistent with electron withdrawal by chloro substituents. For the same reason the E_1/2 values of the cyclic voltammetric quinone/semiquinone and semiquinone/catechol couples undergo a shift of 500 mV to higher potentials between [Ru(dbsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] and [Ru(tcsq)(Cl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂].     

Experimental and DFT Evidence for the Fractional Non‐Innocence of a β‐Diketonate Ligand

New compounds [Ru(pap)₂(L)](ClO₄), [Ru(pap)(L)₂], and [Ru(acac)₂(L)] (pap=2‐phenylazopyridine, L^?=9‐oxidophenalenone, acac^?=2,4‐pentanedionate) have been prepared and studied regarding their electron‐transfer behavior, both experimentally and by using DFT calculations. [Ru(pap)₂(L)](ClO₄) and [Ru(acac)₂(L)] were characterized by crystal‐structure analysis. Spectroelectrochemistry (EPR, UV/Vis/NIR), in conjunction with cyclic voltammetry, showed a wide range of about 2 V for the potential of the Ru^III/II couple, which was in agreement with the very different characteristics of the strongly π‐accepting pap ligand and the σ‐donating acac^? ligand. At the rather high potential of +1.35 V versus SCE, the oxidation of L^? into L^. could be deduced from the near‐IR absorption of [Ru^III(pap)(L^.)(L^?)]²⁺. Other intense long‐wavelength transitions, including LMCT (L^?→Ru^III) and LL/CT (pap^.?→L^?) processes, were confirmed by TD‐DFT results. DFT calculations and EPR data for the paramagnetic intermediates allowed us to assess the spin densities, which revealed two cases with considerable contributions from L‐radical‐involving forms, that is, [Ru^III(pap⁰)₂(L^?)]²⁺?[Ru^II(pap⁰)₂(L^.)]²⁺ and [Ru^III(pap⁰)(L^?)₂]⁺?[Ru^II(pap⁰)(L^?)(L^?)]⁺. Calculations of electrogenerated complex [Ru^II(pap^.?)(pap⁰)(L^?)] displayed considerable negative spin density (?0.188) at the bridging metal.     

Electrochemical behaviour of [Ru(L)(CO)2Cl2] [Ru(L)(CO)Cl3][Me4N] and [Ru(L)(CO)2(CH3CN)2][CF3SO3]2 complexes (L = 2,2′- bipyridine or 4,4′-isopropoxycarbonyl-2,2′-bipyridine)

The clectrochemical behaviour of the complexes [Ru^II(L)(CO)₂Cl₂], [Ru^II(L)(CO)Cl₃][Me₄N] and [Ru^II(L)(CO)₂(CH₃CN)₂][CF₃SO₃]₂ (L = 2,2′-bipyridine or 4,4′-isopropoxycarbonyl-2,2′-bipyridine) has been investigated in CH₃CN. The oxidation of [Ru(L)(CO)₂Cl₂] produces new complexes [Ru^III(L)(CO)(CH₃CN)₂Cl]²⁺ as a consequence of the instability of the electrogenerated transient Ru^III species [Ru^III(L)(CO)₂Cl₂]⁺. In contrast, the oxidation of [Ru^II(L)(CO)Cl₃][Me₄N] produces the stable [Ru^III(L)(CO)Cl₃] complex. In contrast [Ru^II(L)(CO)₂(CH₃CN)₂][CF₃SO₃]₂ is not oxidized in the range up to the most positive potentials achievable. The reduction of [Ru^II(L)(CO)₂Cl₂] and [Ru^II(L)(CO)₂(CH₃CN)₂][CF₃SO₃]₂ results in the formation of identical dark blue strongly adherent electroactive films. These films exhibit the characteristics of a metal-metal bond dimer structure. No films are obtained on reduction of [Ru^II(L)(CO)Cl₃][Me₄N]. The effect of the substitution of the bipyridine ligand by electron-withdrawing carboxy ester groups on the electrochemical behaviour of all these complexes has also been investigated.     

trans‐Di­chloro­tetrakis(4‐methylpyrimidine‐N1)­ruthenium(II)

The title compound, trans‐[Ru^IICl₂(N¹‐mepym)₄] (mepym is 4‐methylpyrimidine, C₅H₆N₂), obtained from the reaction of trans,cis,cis‐[Ru^IICl₂(N¹‐mepym)₂(SbPh₃)₂] (Ph is phenyl) with excess mepym in ethanol, has fourfold crystallographic symmetry and has the four pyrimidine bases coordinated through N¹ and arranged in a propeller‐like orientation. The Ru—N and Ru—Cl bond distances are 2.082 (2) and 2.400 (4) Å, respectively. The methyl group, and the N³ and Cl atoms are involved in intermolecular C—H?N and C—­H?Cl hydrogen‐bond interactions.     

Comparative Study of Ruthenium(II) and Ruthenium(III) Complexes with the Ligand dmbpy (dmbpy = 4, 4′‐Dimethyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridine)

The complex cis‐[Ru^III(dmbpy)₂Cl₂](PF₆) ( 2 ) (dmbpy = 4, 4′‐dimethyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridine) was obtained from the reaction of cis‐[Ru^II(dmbpy)₂Cl₂] ( 1 ) with ammonium cerium(IV) nitrate followed by precipitation with saturated ammonium hexafluoridophosphate. The ¹H NMR spectrum of the Ru^III complex confirms the presence of paramagnetic metal atoms, whereas that of the Ru^II complex displays diamagnetism. The ³¹P NMR spectrum of the Ru^III complex shows one signal for the phosphorus atom of the PF₆^– ion. The perspective view of each [Ru^II/III(dmbpy)₂Cl₂]^0/+ unit manifests that the ruthenium atom is in hexacoordinate arrangement with two dmbpy ligands and two chlorido ligands in cis position. As the oxidation state of the central ruthenium metal atom becomes higher, the average Ru–Cl bond length decreases whereas the Ru–N (dmbpy) bond length increases. The cis‐positioned dichloro angle in Ru^III is 1.3° wider than that in the Ru^II. The dihedral angles between pair of planar six‐membered pyridyl ring in the dmbpy ligand for the Ru^II are 4.7(5)° and 5.7(4)°. The observed inter‐planar angle between two dmbpy ligands in the Ru^II is 89.08(15)°, whereas the value for the Ru^III is 85.46(20)°.     

Synthesis,characterization and third-order nonlinear optical properties of ruthenium(II) complexes containing 2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10]phenanthroline

Two novel Ru^II complexes [Ru(phen)₂(PNOPH)]²⁺ and [Ru(dmp)₂ (PNOPH)]²⁺ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, dmp = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, PNOPH = 2-(4-nitrophenyl)imidazo-[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline) and their deprotoned complexes were synthesized and characterized by ES–MS, ¹H - n.m.r, u.v.–vis. and electrochemistry. The crystal structure of the deprotonated complex [Ru(dmp)₂ (PNOP)][ClO₄] · CH₃CN was determined by means of X-ray single crystal diffraction. Nonlinear optical properties of the Ru^II complexes were investigated by Z-scan techniques in DMF solution, and all of them exhibited both NLO absorption and self-defocusing effect. The corresponding effective NLO susceptibilities |³ | of the complexes are 2.39 × 10^-12–5.80 × 10^-12 esu.     

A trichloro‐bridged binuclear ruthenium complex with 1,1,1‐tris(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethane

The tri­chloro‐bridged dinuclear Ru^II complex tri‐μ‐chloro‐bis{[1,1,1‐tris­(di­phenyl­phosphino­methyl)­ethane‐κ³P,P′,P′′]ruthenium(II)} hexa­fluoro­phosphate ethanol solvate, [Ru₂Cl₃(tripod)₂]PF₆·C₂H₆O, containing the tripod [1,1,1‐tris­(di­phenyl­phosphino­methyl)­ethane, C₄₁H₃₉P₃] ligand, was unexpectedly obtained from the reaction of [Ru^IIICl₃(tripod)] with 1,4‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­butane (dppb), followed by pre­cipitation with NH₄PF₆. The magnetic moment of the compound at room temperature indicates that the dinuclear [Ru₂(μ‐Cl)₃(tripod)₂]⁺ cation is diamagnetic. A single‐crystal X‐ray structure determination revealed that the two Ru atoms are bridged by the three Cl atoms. The coordination sphere of each Ru atom is completed by the three P atoms of a tripod ligand. The two P₃Ru units are exactly eclipsed, while the bridging Cl atoms are staggered with respect to the six P atoms. The Ru⋯Ru distance is 3.3997 (7) Å and the mean Cl—Ru—Cl bond angle is 77.7°.     

Controlling Metal–Ligand–Metal Oxidation State Combinations by Ancillary Ligand (L) Variation in the Redox Systems [L2Ru(μ‐boptz)RuL2]n,boptz=3,6‐bis(2‐oxidophenyl)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine,and L=acetylacetonate, 2,2′‐bipyridine,or 2‐phenylazopyridine

The new compounds [(acac)₂Ru(μ‐boptz)Ru(acac)₂] ( 1 ), [(bpy)₂Ru(μ‐boptz)Ru(bpy)₂](ClO₄)₂ ( 2 ‐(ClO₄)₂), and [(pap)₂Ru(μ‐boptz)Ru(pap)₂](ClO₄)₂ ( 3 ‐(ClO₄)₂) were obtained from 3,6‐bis(2‐hydroxyphenyl)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine (H₂boptz), the crystal structure analysis of which is reported. Compound 1 contains two antiferromagnetically coupled (J=?36.7 cm^?1) Ru^III centers. We have investigated the role of both the donor and acceptor functions containing the boptz^2? bridging ligand in combination with the electronically different ancillary ligands (donating acac^?, moderately π‐accepting bpy, and strongly π‐accepting pap; acac=acetylacetonate, bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine pap=2‐phenylazopyridine) by using cyclic voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for several in situ accessible redox states. We found that metal–ligand–metal oxidation state combinations remain invariant to ancillary ligand change in some instances; however, three isoelectronic paramagnetic cores Ru(μ‐boptz)Ru showed remarkable differences. The excellent tolerance of the bpy co ‐ ligand for both Ru^III and Ru^II is demonstrated by the adoption of the mixed ‐ valent form in [L₂Ru(μ‐boptz)RuL₂]³⁺, L=bpy, whereas the corresponding system with pap stabilizes the Ru^II states to yield a phenoxyl radical ligand and the compound with L=acac^? contains two Ru^III centers connected by a tetrazine radical‐anion bridge.     

Timeresolved studies of photoprocesses involving transition metal polypyridyl complexes

Applications of laser flash photolysis techniques are illustrated using three specific cases among many photoprocesses involving transition metal polypyridyl complexes (LL = bpy, phen or related ligands): dynamics of photoinduced formation of complexes of the type M(CO)₄(LL), where M = Mo⁰, Cr⁰ or W⁰; dynamics of photosubstitution reactions of Ru(LL) ₃ ^{2 +} and photoredox reactions of MLCT excited states of Ru^II(LL) ₃ ²⁺ and [Re^I(CO)₃(Cl)(LL)].     

Cationic carbonyl complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) containing 2,2′-bipyridyl and 1,10-phenanthroline

Summary Reactions of ruthenium carbonyl complexes of the type [RuX₂(CO)(Ph₂RAs)₃] (X=Cl or Br; R=Me or Et) with 2,2-bipyridyl (bipy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in alcohol produce orange red cationic products of the formula [RuX(CO)(N-N)(Ph₂RAs)₂]ClO₄ (N-N=bipy or phen). Likewise, the hydridocarbonyls of ruthenium and osmium of the type [MHX(CO)(Ph₂RAs)₃] (M=Ru or Os) react with bipy and phen to yield yellow cationic complexes of the composition [(MH(CO)(N-N)(Ph₂RAs)₂]ClO₄. Structures have been assigned to all the complexes on the basis of i.r. and¹ H n.m.r. spectral data.     

Density Functional Theory Calculations on Oxidative CC Bond Cleavage and NO Bond Formation of [RuII(bpy)2(diamine)]2+ via Reactive Ruthenium Imide Intermediates

DFT calculations are performed on [Ru^II(bpy)₂(tmen)]²⁺ ( M1 , tmen=2,3‐dimethyl‐2,3‐butanediamine) and [Ru^II(bpy)₂(heda)]²⁺ ( M2 , heda=2,5‐dimethyl‐2,5‐hexanediamine), and on the oxidation reactions of M1 to give the C?C bond cleavage product [Ru^II(bpy)₂(NH=CMe₂)₂]²⁺ ( M3 ) and the N?O bond formation product [Ru^II(bpy)₂(ONCMe₂CMe₂NO)]²⁺ ( M4 ). The calculated geometrical parameters and oxidation potentials are in good agreement with the experimental data. As revealed by the DFT calculations, [Ru^II(bpy)₂(tmen)]²⁺ ( M1 ) can undergo oxidative deprotonation to generate Ru‐bis(imide) [Ru(bpy)₂(tmen‐4 H)]⁺ ( A ) or Ru‐imide/amide [Ru(bpy)₂(tmen‐3 H)]²⁺ ( A′ ) intermediates. Both A and A′ are prone to C?C bond cleavage, with low reaction barriers (ΔG^≠) of 6.8 and 2.9 kcal mol^?1 for their doublet spin states ² A and ² A′ , respectively. The calculated reaction barrier for the nucleophilic attack of water molecules on ² A′ is relatively high (14.2 kcal mol^?1). These calculation results are in agreement with the formation of the Ru^II‐bis(imine) complex M3 from the electrochemical oxidation of M1 in aqueous solution. The oxidation of M1 with Ce^IV in aqueous solution to afford the Ru^II‐dinitrosoalkane complex M4 is proposed to proceed by attack of the cerium oxidant on the ruthenium imide intermediate. The findings of ESI‐MS experiments are consistent with the generation of a ruthenium imide intermediate in the course of the oxidation.     

Ruthenium(II)/(III) complexes of bidentate acetyl hydrazide Schiff bases

A series of octahedral Ru^II/Ru^III complexes of the type [Ru(Y)(CO)(BAX)(PPh₃)₂] and [RuCl₂(BAX)(PPh₃)₂] (Y = H or Cl; BAX = benzaldehydeacetylhydrazone anion; X = H, Me, OMe, OH, Cl or NO₂) have been prepared and characterised by spectral, magnetic and cyclic voltammetric studies. The Ru^II complexes are low spin diamagnetic (S = 0) whereas the Ru^III complexes are low spin and paramagnetic (S = 1/2). These Ru^II and Ru^III complexes absorb in the visible region respectively at ca. 16,000 and 28,000 cm^–1 which bands are assigned to the MLCT. The correlation of the _max values of the Ru^III complexes with the ⁺ Hammett parameter, is linear, indicating the profound effect of substituents on the electron density of the central metal. I.r. spectral data reveals that the hydrazone is chelated to ruthenium through the hydrazinic nitrogen and the deprotonated enolic oxygen. The rhombic nature of the e.s.r. spectra of the Ru^III complexes indicates an asymmetry in the electronic environment around the Ru atom. Ru^II complexes in CH₂Cl₂ show an irreversible Ru^II/III redox couple at ca. 0.9–0.5 V, while the Ru^III complexes show two reversible redox couples in the –0.1–0.1 and 0.8–0.6 V range, indicating that the higher oxidation state of ruthenium is stabilised by hydrazones.     

Syntheses and Characterization of Mixed‐Anions Lead(II) Complexes, [Pb(phen)2(CH3COO)]X (X=NCS—, NO3— and ClO4—), Crystal Structure of [Pb(phen)2(CH3COO)](ClO4)

The 1:2 adduct lead(II) complexes with 1, 10‐phenanthroline (phen) containing three different anions, [Pb(phen)₂(CH₃COO)X] (X=NCS^—, NO₃^— and ClO₄^—), have been synthesized and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR‐, ¹H‐ and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The structure of [Pb(phen)₂(CH₃COO)(ClO₄)] was determined by single crystal X‐ray analysis. The Pb atom of the monomeric complex is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two 1, 10‐phenanthroline ligands and two oxygen atoms of the acetate ligand to form an irregular octahedron. The arrangement of the 1, 10‐phenanthroline and acetate ligands, exhibits a coordination gap around the Pb^II ion, possibly occupied by a stereochemical electron active lone pair on lead(II), which results in a hemidirected lead compound. The π‐π stacking interaction between the parallel aromatic rings may help to increase the coordination ‘gap’ around the Pb^II ion.     

Ruthenium(II)-Phthalocyanine: Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Di(halogeno)phthalocyaninatoruthenat(II)

Ruthenium(II) Phthalocyanines: Preparation and Properties of Di(halo)phthalocyaninatoruthenate(II) [Ru(Py)₂Pc^2?] reacts with molten (ⁿBu₄N)X forming stable, green (ⁿBu₄N)₂[Ru(X)₂Pc^2?] (X = Cl, Br). The cyclovoltammogram shows a quasireversible redoxprocess for the metal oxidation at E_1/2(I) = ?0.02 V (X = Cl) resp. 0.05 V (X = Br) and for the first ringoxidation at E_1/2(II) = 0.70 V. The typical π-π*-transitions (B < Q < N) of the phthalocyanine dianion (Pc^2?) are observed in the uv-vis spectrum. With respect to Ru^III phthalocyanines B is shifted significantly to higher, Q, N to lower energy. The strong extra-band at 24.2 kK is diagnostic for these Ru^II phthalocyanines. The vibrational spectra are typical for the Pc^2? ligand with D_4h symmetry, too, and bands at 513, 909, 1 171 und 1 329 cm^?1 in the m.i.r. spectrum are specific for hexa-coordinated low spin Ru^II. In the Raman spectrum with excitation at ～480 nm the intensity of the totally symmetrical Ru? X stretching vibration at 266 cm^?1 (X = Cl) resp. 168 cm^?1 (X = Br) together with a progression of up to three overtones is selectively resonance Raman enhanced. The asymmetrical Ru? X stretching vibration is observed in the f.i.r. spectrum at 272 cm^?1 (X = Cl) resp. 215 cm^?1 (X = Br).