Edge-sharing bi-octahedral diruthenium(iv,iv) compounds containing Ru–Ru bonds chelated and bridged by two carbonate and two oxo groups

Abstract

From paddle-wheel starting material Na3Ru2(CO3)4‧6H2O, a family of Edge-Sharing Bi-octahedral (ESBO) diruthenium(IV,IV) compounds formulated as Ru2O2(CO3)2(H2O)2L2‧nH2O [L = piperazine (1) or 2-methylpiperazine (2), n = 4, and L = 2,2-dimethylpiperazine...