Structures, electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ternary ruthenium(II)-polypyridyl complexes with additional carboxylate, biguanide or sulfonamide donors
摘要:
The following complexes have been prepared: [Ru(bipy)(2)(pic)][PF6] (bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine; Hpic = picolinic acid); [Ru(terpy)(dipic)] (terpy =2,2':6',2"-terpyridine; H(2)dipic=dipicolinic acid); [Ru(bipy)(2) (Hbig)][PF6](2) (Hbig=biguanide); and [Ru(bipy)(2)(apps)][PF6] [where Happs is the p-tolylsulfonamide of 2-(2-aminophenyl)-pyridine]. The latter three have been characterised by X-ray crystallography and are all mononuclear pseudo-octachedral complexes. Electrochemical studies reveal the relationship between the potential of the metal-based Ru(II)/Ru(III) couple, with the potential values being clearly related to the sigma-donor or pi-acceptor capabilities of the ligands. The energies of the lowest-energy m.l.c.t. maxima in the electronic spectra also correlate with ligand properties. [Ru(bipy)(2)(Hbig)][PF6](2), which has a dissociable proton on the biguanide ligand, undergoes deprotonation in strongly basic conditions (pK(a) = 12.3 +/- 0.2), which results in a red-shift of the m.l.c.t. transition consistent with weakening of the ligand field due to the increased pi-donor capability of the deprotonated ligand. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.