Acceleration of Ligand Exchange by Coordinated Nitrate in Polypyridyl Ruthenium Complexes

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Jerome "Jerry" Walsh, Professor and Associate Head (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: The rate of substitution of L by a chloride ion or acetonitrile in cis-[Ru(bpy)2 (L)(X)]+ (X = NO3; L = pyridine, acetonitrile ; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) in low polarity solvents, is greatly enhanced over the rates observed for complexes with X = Cl, NO2, CF3CO2 and p-CH3C6H4SO3. For X = NO3, rate constants and a mechanism for formation of the final product, cis-Ru(bpy)2Cl2 or cis-Ru(bpy)2(CH3CN)2]2+, are presented. The rate enhancement for the nitrato complex is attributed to its ability to act as a bidentate ligand.

Additional Information

Publication
Polyhedron, 8(9), 1223 (1989).
Language: English
Date: 1989
Keywords
Ligand, Solvent, Chloride, Polypyridyl ruthenium complexes, Chemical reactions

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