Photoinduced synthesis and electrochemical properties of new ruthenium(mono)bipyridine dialkylcyanamide and propiononitrile complexes |
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Authors: | Nadezhda A Bokach Matti Haukka Pipsa Hirva Vadim Yu Kukushkin |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 Stary Petergof, Russian Federation b Department of Chemistry, University of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101, Joensuu, Finland c Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo I, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal |
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Abstract: | Photochemical exchange of carbonyls was used to produce new ruthenium dialkylcyanamide and nitrile compounds RuCl2(bpy)(CO)(NCNMe2)] (2), RuCl2(bpy)(CO)(NCNEt2)] (3), and RuCl2(bpy)(CO)(NCEt)] (4) from trans(Cl)-RuCl2(bpy)(CO)2] (1). The reaction energetics, steric effects and electronic effects induced by the dialkylcyanamide and nitrile ligands were studied using computational DFT methods and cyclic voltammetry. In all cases the photochemical exchange reaction favors rearrangement of the ligands and formation of the trans(Cl,L)-RuCl2(bpy)(CO)L] (L = NCNMe2, NCNEt2 or NCEt) isomer as the main products. The oxidation potential of the complexes decreases with the increase of the HOMO energy and of net electron-donor character of the ligands, the dialkylcyanamides (whose electrochemical Lever EL ligand parameter has been estimated) behaving as stronger net electron donors than propiononitrile or CO. The electronic effect of the dialkylcyanamide and nitrile ligands is also reflected into the HOMO-LUMO energy difference, which is slightly reduced compared to the original dicarbonyl compound 1. The computational results show that the geometry of the isomer plays also an important role in the determination of orbital energies. |
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Keywords: | Ruthenium Bipyridine Carbonyl Photolysis |
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