Formation of a chelating bidentate nitrosoalkane complex of ruthenium(II) through reaction of H2O with a high-valent bis(imido)ruthenium intermediate and X-ray crystal structure of [Ru(bpy)2(ONCMe2CMe2NO)][ClO4]2·Me2CO
Abstract
Oxidation of [RuII(bpy)2(NH2CMe2CMe2NH2)]2+ by CeIV in H2O generates the highly reactive cis-bis(imido)ruthenium(VI) intermediate, which reacts with H2O to give [RuII(bpy)2(ONCMe2CMe2NO)]2+, the structure of which has been determined by X-ray crystallography.