Issue 43, 2008

An easy electrochemical and chemical synthesis of [Ru(bpy)(CH3CN)2Cl2]: a synthon for heteroleptic tris(diimine)Ru(ii) complexes

Abstract

A novel approach for the synthesis of heteroleptic tris(diimine) ruthenium complexes is reported. This strategy is based on the electrochemical or chemical reduction of Ru(III) precursor complexes in MeCN such as [Ru(bpy)(X)Cl3] (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine; X = MeCN (1) or MeOH (2)). This method allows the preparation with high yield of the highly valuable [Ru(bpy)(MeCN)2Cl2] synthon (3). The full characterization (mass spectrometry, 1H NMR, absorption spectroscopy and electrochemistry) of [Ru(bpy)(MeCN)2Cl2] as a pure compound is reported for the first time. Indeed the later was previously only obtained in mixtures with the corresponding tris(acetonitrile) derivative: [Ru(bpy)(MeCN)3Cl]Cl. 1H NMR analysis of 3 indicates that its structure corresponds to the cis(Cl)cis(MeCN) isomer form. [Ru(bpy)(MeCN)2Cl2] has been further used to synthesize [Ru(bpy)(Me2bpy)Cl2] (Me2bpy = 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine) for which X-ray analysis indicates that the two chloride ligands are also in cis position.

Graphical abstract: An easy electrochemical and chemical synthesis of [Ru(bpy)(CH3CN)2Cl2]: a synthon for heteroleptic tris(diimine) Ru(ii) complexes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2008
Accepted
29 Jul 2008
First published
30 Sep 2008

Dalton Trans., 2008, 5891-5896

An easy electrochemical and chemical synthesis of [Ru(bpy)(CH3CN)2Cl2]: a synthon for heteroleptic tris(diimine) Ru(II) complexes

S. Chardon-Noblat, A. Renfrew, F. Lafolet, A. Deronzier, M. Jakonen, E. Laurila and M. Haukka, Dalton Trans., 2008, 5891 DOI: 10.1039/B808273A

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