Synthesis and properties of RuII(NH3)5(N-R-Cyanopyridinium) complexes
摘要:
Syntheses and other properties of some pentaammineruthenium(II) complexes with N-R-cyanopyridinium cations, RuII(NH3)5(rcp) (rcp = N-methyl-2-cyanopyridinium, N-methyl-3-cyanopyridinium, N-methyl-4-cyanopyridinium, N-decyl-4-cyanopyridinium, N-dodecyl-4-cyanopyridinium or N-benzyl-4-cyanopyridinium), are reported. The UV-vis range spectra of these complexes display one higher energy intraligand absorption band and one lower energy metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) absorption band. The energies of the MLCT bands of the N-R-4-cyanopyridinium (4-rcp) complexes are essentially the same. The cyclic voltammograms in aqueous acidic medium showed an Ru(III/II) pair of peaks with a coupled chemical reaction. The Ru(III/II) reduction potentials are essentially the same for the 4-rcp complexes. MLCT band energies are consistent with Ru(III/II) reduction potentials and are discussed in comparison with those of complexes of related and uncharged nitriles.