title: Interaction between dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins and hydroxylamines: coordination of N-substituted hydroxylamine to ruthenium and X-ray crystal structures of ruthenium complexes with a unidentate nitrosoarene ligand.
abstract: The interactions between dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins 1 with N-phenylhydroxylamine or unsubstituted hydroxylamine are described. Reaction of complexes 1 with excess PhNHOH leads to isolation of bis(nitrosobenzene)ruthenium(II) porphyrins 3 and mono(nitrosobenzene)ruthenium(II) porphyrins 4. Both the types of ruthenium complexes are characterized by 1H NMR, IR, and UV/Vis spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The X-ray structure determinations on [Ru(II)(TPP)(PhNO)2] (3a), [Ru(II)(2,6-Cl-TPP)(PhNO)2] (3e), and [Ru(II)(4-MeO-TPP)(PhNO)(PhNH2)] (4d) (TPP tetraarylporphyrin) disclose a unidentate nitrosoarene coordination in all these complexes, with Ru-N(PhNO) bond lengths of 2.003(3) (3a, average), 1.991(3) (3e, average), and 2.042(2) A (4d). In the case of 4d, the Ru-N(PhNH2) bond length is found to be 2.075(3) A. Mechanistic investigations reveal the formation of intermediates [Ru(II)(Por)(PhNO)(PhNHOH)] (5; Por=porphyrin), a ruthenium complex with N-substituted hydroxylamine ligand, in the "1 + PhNHOH" system. The Ru-NH(OH)Ph moiety in 5 undergoes no rapid exchange with free PhNHOH in solution at room temperature, as revealed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. Unlike the interaction between complexes 1 and PhNHOH, reaction of such complexes with NH2OH affords nitrosylruthenium(II) porphyrins [Ru(II)(Por)(NO)(OH)] (6).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong. cmche@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Che
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006898:Hydroxylamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D006898:Hydroxylamines; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D012428:Ruthenium