Synthesis,characterization, and some electrocatalytic properties of heteromultinuclear FeI/RuII Clusters |
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| Authors: | Qian-Li Li Ru-Fen Zhang Chun-Lin Ma Shuang Lü Chao Mu Yu-Long Li |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059 P. R. China;2. School of Pharmacy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059 China;3. College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, 643000 P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | A series of new heteromultinuclear FeI/RuII clusters are described. The complexes (η6-arene)RuFe2S2(CO)6 (arene = p-cymene 1 , C6Me6 2 ) and Fe2[μ-S (Cp*Ru)(CO)2]2(CO)6 (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) ( 3 ) were prepared by the reduction reactions of (μ-S)2Fe2(CO)6 with 2 equiv of LiHBEt3, followed by treatment (μ-SLi)2Fe2(CO)6 with ruthenium-arene complexes Ru2(μ-Cl)2Cl2(η6-arene)2 or Cp*Ru (CO)2Cl in 22–33% yields. Further reactions of 1 and 2 with 1 equiv of triphenylphosphine in the presence of the decarbonylating agent Me3NO·2H2O, afforded the corresponding monophosphine-substituted FeI/RuII complexes (η6-arene)RuFe2S2(CO)5(Ph3P) (arene = p-cymene 4 , C6Me6 5 ) in 75% and 78% yields. While treatment of parent complex 1 or 2 with 1 equiv of diphosphine Ph2PCH2PPh2 (dppm) in xylene at reflux temperature resulted in the formation of the diphosphine-bridged RuFe2S2(CO)9 derivate RuFe2S2(CO)7(dppm) ( 6 ). The possible pathway for the formation was proposed. Two isomers of novel macrocyclic complexes involve the (η6-arene) Ru-bridged quadruple-butterfly Fe/S clusters [{μ-S (CH2)3S-μ}{(μ-CS2)Fe2(CO)6}2]2[(η6-arene)Ru]2 (arene = p-cymene 7a and 7b , C6Me6 8a and 8b ) were isolated by reactions of two μ-CS2-containing dianion [{μ-S (CH2)3S-μ}{(μ-S=CS)Fe2(CO)6}2]2− with [Ru2(μ-Cl)2Cl2(η6-arene)2], in which the propylene groups are attached to two S atoms by ee and ea types of bonds respectively. All the new complexes 1 – 8 have been characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopy, and particularly for 1 – 6 , 7b and 8a by X-ray crystallography. In addition, the electrochemical properties of representative complexes 1 – 4 and 6 have been investigated. |
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| Keywords: | electrochemistry FeI/RuII clusters hydrogenase macrocyclic clusters phosphine ligand |
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