Crystal and molecular structures of pentaammine(pyrazine)ruthenium(II) tetrafluoroborate and pentaammine(pyrazine)ruthenium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate monohydrate
For (Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/(C/sub 4/N/sub 2/H/sub 4/))(BF/sub 4/)/sub 2/ the space group is P2/sub 1/2/sub 1/2/sub 1/ with cell parameters a = 12.615 (2) A, b = 15.610 (3) A, c = 7.965 (2) A, and Z = 4. For (Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/(C/sub 4/N/sub 2/H/sub 4/))(CF/sub 3/SO/sub 3/)/sub 3/.H/sub 2/O the space group is Pnma with cell parameters a = 23.795 (4) A, b = 8.062 (2) A, c = 12.848 (2) A, and Z = 4. The geometries of both the Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/pz/sup 2 +/ (pz = pyrazine) and Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/pz/sup 3 +/ cations are approximately octahedral, with the plane of the pyrazine ring intersecting at a 45/sup 0/ angle the equatorial plane containing the bound pyrazine N and the three N atoms of the NH/sub 3/ groups, as is expected from steric considerations. The Ru-NH/sub 3/ bond lengths are similar to those found in other ammine complexes: Ru(II)-NH/sub 3/, 2.15 to 2.17 A; Ru(III)-NH/sub 3/, 2.10 to 2.13 A. By contrast the Ru(II)-pz bond (2.006 A) is shorter than the Ru(III)-pz bond (2.076 A) by 0.07 A. This is attributed to ..pi.. back-bonding between Ru(II) and pyrazine. The dimensions of the mononuclear ions Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/pz/sup 2 +/ and Ru(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/pz/sup 3 +/ are used to model the structure of valence-localized Ru/sup II/(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5/pzRu/sup III/(NH/sub 3/)/sub 5//sup 5 +/. The observed properties of this ion are then compared with those predicted from Marcus-Hush electron-transfer theory.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 6400021
- Journal Information:
- Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 20:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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