Diffusion Coefficients of Tris(<Emphasis Type="Italic">β</Emphasis>-diketonato)ruthenium Complexes of Different Charge Numbers in Acetonitrile Solutions,Measured by Chronoamperometry
(1) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
Abstract:
The diffusion coefficients of several tris(β-diketonato) ruthenium complexes in acetonitrile solutions containing a supporting electrolyte were determined by chronoamperometry.
The diffusion coefficients of the charged complexes, which were produced by electrochemical oxidation or reduction, were also
determined by double potential step chronoamperometry. Two kinds of radii of the complexes were evaluated. One was the Van
der Waals radius and the other was the geometric distance from the center of the complex to the outer surface of the farthest
atom. The latter quantity was determined from X-ray diffractometric data. The diffusion coefficients of the neutral complexes
were discussed on the basis of the Stokes-Einstein equation. Those of charged complexes could not be explained by the theoretical
equation presented by Hubbard and Onsager.