Qian Wang, Wai-Lun Man, William W. Y. Lam and Tai-Chu Lau
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 15799-15802
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC07568D,
Communication
The oxidation of ascorbic acid (H2A) by [RuVI(N)(L)(MeOH)]+ in aqueous acidic solutions has the following stoichiometry: 2[RuVI(N)] + 3H2A → 2[RuIII(NH2–HA)]+ + A. Mechanisms involving HAT/N-rebound at low pH (≤2) and nucleophilic attack at the nitride at high pH (≥5) are proposed.