Reduction of ruthenium arenecyclopentadienyl complexes reactions induced by electron transfer

Gusev, OV; Ievlev, MA; Peterleitner, MG; Peregudova, SM; Denisovich, LI; Petrovskii, PV; Ustynyuk, NA

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854278

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Journal Article

Year

1997

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English

HERO ID 854278
In Press No
Year 1997
Title Reduction of ruthenium arenecyclopentadienyl complexes reactions induced by electron transfer
Authors Gusev, OV; Ievlev, MA; Peterleitner, MG; Peregudova, SM; Denisovich, LI; Petrovskii, PV; Ustynyuk, NA
Journal Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume 534
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 57-66
Abstract Ruthenium arenecyclopentadienyl complexes [Ru(5-C5R5)(6-arene)]+ (1, R = H, arene = C6H6; 2, R = Me, arene = C6H6; 3, R = H; arene = C6H3Me3; 4, R = Me, arene = C6H3Me3; 5, R = H, arene = C6Me6; 6, R = Me, arene = C6Me6; 7, R = Me, arene = C10H8) and [Ru(5-C9H7)(6-C6H6)]+ (8) have been studied by cyclic voltammetry; the complexes are capable of both reduction and oxidation. The reduction peak potential values for 16 become more negative by about 31 mV for each Me-group at the arene ring and 61 mV for each Me-group at the cyclopentadienyl ring. Reduction of naphthalene complex 7 proceeds by two one-electron processes; the first one is reversible and the second one is irreversible. Two reversible reduction peaks were observed for indenyl complex 8. The following reactions occur on reduction of benzene complexes 1, 2 and 8 with sodium amalgam in tetrahydrofuran (THF): hydrogen atom addition to and decoordination of benzene ligand as well as dimerization of ligand-to-ligand type. Mesitylene compounds 3 and 4 form dimers [(5-C5R5)Ru(-5:5-Me3H3C6C6H3Me3)Ru(5-C5R5)] (14, R = H; 15, R = Me) in both chemical and electrochemical reduction processes. Reaction of [Ru(5-C5H5)(6-C6Me6)]+ (5) with sodium amalgam in THF leads to the dimer [(5-C5H5)Ru(-5:5-Me6C6C6Me6)Ru(5-C5H5)] (16) as the major product; products of H-atom addition to both hexamethylbenzene and cyclopentadienyl ligands, [Ru(5-C5H5)(5-C6Me6H)] (17) and [Ru(4-C5H6)(6-C6Me6)] (18), are also formed in low yields. In the case of permethylated 6 only H-atom addition to hexamethylbenzene was observed and the mixture of endo-H and exo-H isomers [Ru(5-C5H5)(5-C6Me6H)] (19a,b) was isolated. Reduction of 7 gives [Ru(5-C5Me5)(5-C10H9)] (20). The modes of reaction of 19-electron radicals formed by reduction of 18 depend on electronic and steric properties of ligands.
Doi 10.1016/s0022-328x(96)06888-x
Wosid WOS:A1997XH60100009
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0022328X9606888X
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Language Text English
Keyword ruthenium; cyclopentadienyl; arene; cyclic voltammetry
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