Kinetic studies on the first dihydrogen aquacomplex, [Ru(H2)(H2O)5]2+: Formation under H2 pressure and catalytic H/D isotope exchange in water
作者:Pascal V. Grundler、Oleg V. Yazyev、Nicolas Aebischer、Lothar Helm、Gábor Laurenczy、André E. Merbach
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.056
日期:2006.4
The ruthenium(II) hexaaqua complex [Ru(H2O)(6)](2+) reacts with dihydrogen under pressure to give the eta(2)-dihydrogen ruthenium(II) pentaaqua complex [Ru(H-2)(H2O)(5)](2+). The complex was characterized by H-1, H-2 and O-17 NMR: delta(H) = -7.65 ppm, J(HD) = 31.2 Hz, delta(O) = -80.4 ppm (trans to h(2)) and delta(O) = -177.4 ppm (cis to H-2). The H-H distance in coordinated dihydrogen was estimated to 0.889 angstrom from J(HD), which is close to the value obtained from DFT calculations (0.940 angstrom). Kinetic studies were performed by H-1 and H-2 NMR as well as by UV-Vis spectroscopy, yielding the complex formation rate and equilibrium constants: k(f) = (1.7 +/- 0.2) x 10(-3) kg mol(-1) s(-1) and K-eq = 4.0 +/- 0.5 mol kg(-1). The complex formation rate with dihydrogen is close to values reported for other ligands and thus it is assumed that the reaction with dihydrogen follows the same mechanisn (I-d). In deuterated water, one can observe that [Ru(H-2)(H2O)(5)](2+) Catalyses the hydrogen exchange between the solvent and the dissolved dihydrogen. A hydride is proposed as the intermediate for this exchange. Using isotope labeling, the rate constant for the hydrogen exchange on the eta(2)-dihydrogen ligand was determined as k(1) = (0.24 +/- 0.04) x 10(-3) s(-1). The upper and lower limits of the pK(a) of the coordinated dihydrogen ligand have been estimated:3 < pK(a) < 14. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.