Generation of Ru(iii)-hypochlorite with resemblance to the heme-dependent haloperoxidase enzyme

Abstract

The reaction of [(Me/BnTPEN)RuII(NCCH3)]2+ (BnTPEN = N1-benzyl-N1,N2,N2-tris(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine and MeTPEN = N1-methyl-N1,N2,N2-tris(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine) with mCPBA in the presence of chloride ions in CH3CN:H2O generated a novel ((Me/BnTPEN)RuIII-OCl species at room temperature. This...