Electrochemical control of CO/NO ligand exchange in a triruthenium cluster monolayer assembled on a gold electrode surface.
A highly selective ligand exchange reaction is realized in the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of a triruthenium cluster on a gold electrode surface under precise electrochemical potential control. CO as well as NO molecules, which are known to play key roles in many chemical, biological, and environmental systems, can be efficiently introduced into the SAM by electrochemically tuning the electronic state of the Ru site. These unique surface reactions are more convenient and efficient than conventional ligand exchange reactions in solution and could be used for the elucidation of the electron-transfer mechanism in a biological system as well as in the development of molecular sensors and devices.
Ye
Shen
S
Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan. ye@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
Zhou
Wei
W
Abe
Masaaki
M
Nishida
Takuma
T
Cui
Longfei
L
Uosaki
Kohei
K
Osawa
Masatoshi
M
Sasaki
Yoichi
Y
D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013499:Surface Properties
D008024:Ligands; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006046:Gold; D002248:Carbon Monoxide