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Facile amido to pyridyl isomerization: Pentaammineruthenium(II) walks the nicotinamide and isonicotinamide rings

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00052a003· OSTI ID:6716958
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton (United States)
  2. Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chungli (Taiwan, Province of China) Tunghai Univ., Taichang (Taiwan, Province of China)
  3. Tunghai Univ., Taichang (Taiwan, Province of China)

When amido-bonded ruthenium(III) complexes of both nicotinamide and isonicotinamide are reduced, the resulting ruthenium(II) complexes, Ru[sup II](NH[sub 3])[sub 5](NHC(O)-3-Py)[sup +] and Ru[sup II](NH[sub 3])[sub 5](NHC(O)-4-Py)[sup +], undergo rapid protonation, followed by intramolecular isomerization (k[sub 4-Py] = 9.6 s[sup [minus]1] at 25[degree]C) to the pyridyl-bonded forms. The authors believe these rearrangements proceed via [eta][sup 2]- arene-bonded intermediates in a walk of the aromatic ring as has been found for related osmium(II) complexes.

DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6716958
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 31:26; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCAJ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English