Synthesis, absorption spectra, and photochemical behavior of mono- and dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes

Journal Article · Wed Jan 23 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Inorganic Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00002a022· OSTI ID:5910753

Di Marco, G; Bartolotta, A ^[1]; Ricevuto, V; Campagna, S ^[2]; Denti, G ^[3]; Sabatino, L; De Rosa, G ^[4]

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1. Institute of Spectroscopic Technics - CNR, Messina (Italy)
2. Univ. of Messina (Italy)
3. Univ. of Pisa (Italy) Univ. of Calabria, Rende (Italy)
4. Univ. of Calabria, Rende (Italy)

Syntheses, characterization, absorption spectra (including their solvent dependence), and photochemical behavior of some novel mono- and dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes containing 2,3-dpp and 2,5-dpp as bridging ligands (dpp = bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) are reported. The complexes are (Ru(2,n-dpp)({eta}{sup 6}-C{sub 6}H{sub 6}Cl)PF{sub 6} (1, n = 3; 2, n = 5), (({mu}-2,n-dpp)(Ru({eta}{sup 6}-C{sub 6}H{sub 6})Cl){sub 2})(PF{sub 6}){sub 2} (3), n = 3; 4, n = 5), and (Cl({eta}{sup 6}-C{sub 6}H{sub 6})Ru({mu}-2,n-dpp)Ru(CO){sub 2}Cl{sub 2})PF{sub 6} (5, n = 3; 6, n = 5). For comparison purposes, the same properties of some closely related mono- and dinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes are also reported. The absorption spectra of all the complexes show intense ligand-centered (LC) bands in the uv region and broad, moderately intense, metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) bands in the visible region. In the heteroligated dinuclear complexes two different MLCT transitions are expected, but only one absorption maximum is present in the spectra because the metal fragments exhibit similar chromophoric properties. the energy position of the MLCT band is practically unaffected by solvent polarity in the complexes that do not contain carbonyl ligands, whereas for the other complexes a small red shift is observed in low-polarity solvents. 50 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 5910753
• Journal Information: Inorganic Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 30:2; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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