Compounds of the form Ru(X2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCC6H4NO2-p)2
(X2bipy = 4,4′-X2-2,2′-bipyridine, X = Me 3a, Br 3b, I 3c) have been synthesised from the mono-alkynyl precursors Ru(X2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCC6H4NO2-p)Cl (X = Me 2a, Br 2b, I 2c); the former are the first ruthenium bis-alkynyl compounds that also contain a bipyridyl ligand. Spectroelectrochemical investigation of 3a shows that the metal is readily oxidised to form the ruthenium(III) compound 3a+, and will also undergo a single-electron reduction at each nitro group to form 3a2−. ESR and UV/visible spectra of these redox congeners are presented. We also report the synthesis of [Ru(Me2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCBut)(NN)][PF6]
4 during the attempted synthesis of Ru(Me2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCBut)2, and report its X-ray crystal structure and IR spectrum. X-Ray crystal structures of 3b and 3c
(as two different solvates) are presented, and the nature of the intermolecular interactions seen therein is discussed. Z-Scan measurements on Ru(Me2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCR)Cl (R = C6H4NO2-p2a, But, Ph, C6H4Me) are also reported, and show that Ru(Me2bipy)(PPh3)2(–CCR)Cl (R = C6H4NO2-p2a, Ph) exhibit moderate third-order non-linearities.
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