Issue 26, 2016

Syntheses, characterization and electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium–iron complexes of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and ferrocene-acetylide ligands

Abstract

Heterodimetallic Ru–Fe complexes [(tppz)(PPh3)2RuL](ClO4) (L = C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CFc, [1](ClO4); C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C–C6H4–C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CFc), [2](ClO4); C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C–C6H4–C6H4–C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CFc, [3](ClO4)) were synthesized by the reactions of [(tppz)(PPh3)2RuCl](ClO4) (tppz = 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) with ferrocence-acetylide ligands and characterized by ESI-MS, and 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopies. The structure of [1](PF6) was determined by X-ray crystallography. The electrochemical studies show that compounds [1](ClO4)–[3](ClO4) possess two widely separated anodic peaks, ascribable to one-electron oxidation of Fc and RuII, respectively. This assignment is further corroborated by the results of UV-vis-NIR, XPS, and theoretical calculation studies. Compound [1](ClO4) exhibits significant Ru⋯Fe metal–metal interactions across the Ru–C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C–Fc backbone. As revealed by electrochemical, spectroscopic and theoretical computational studies, one-electron oxidized species [1a](ClO4)2 is between the electronically delocalized and valence-trapped state and shows a typical Robin–Day class II mixed-valence behavior.

Graphical abstract: Syntheses, characterization and electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium–iron complexes of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and ferrocene-acetylide ligands

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2016
Accepted
20 May 2016
First published
24 May 2016

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 10620-10629

Syntheses, characterization and electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium–iron complexes of 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and ferrocene-acetylide ligands

H. Wen, J. Wang, L. Zhang, L. Shi and Z. Chen, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 10620 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT01654E

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