, E'=Me, SnPh3, GePh3; E=E'=PbPh3; iPr-DAB=1,4-Diisopropyl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene) Aarnts, M.P.; Hartl, F.; Peelen, K.; Stufkens, D.J.; Amatore, CH.; Verpeaux, J.N.
Published in: Organometallics
DOI:10.1021/om9702800Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):Aarnts, M. P., Hartl, F., Peelen, K., Stufkens, D. J., Amatore, C. H., & Verpeaux, J. N. (1997). A (Spectro)electrochemical (UV-Vis, IR. NMR and EPR) Study of the Inorganometallic Complexes Ru(E)(E')(CO)2(iPr-DAB) (E=Cl, E'=SnPh3; E=SnPh3, E'=Me, SnPh3, GePh3; E=E'=PbPh3; iPr-DAB=1,4-Diisopropyl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene). Organometallics, 16, 4686-4695. DOI: 10.1021/om9702800
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Subsequent reduction of [Ru(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB)] 2 and [Ru(E)(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB)] •-ultimately yields [Ru(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB)] -. Reverse oxidation of the anions directly results in the recovery of the parent complexes Ru(Cl)(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB) and Ru(E)(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB). Two different, temperature-controlled mechanisms operate during the oxidation of the Cl complexes. The electronic and geometric structures of [Ru(E)(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB)]•-(E, E′ * Cl) and [Ru(E′)(CO) 2 (iPr-DAB)] -are discussed on the basis of their UV-vis, IR, NMR, EPR, and resonance Raman data.
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