Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a diruthenium o-dioxolene complex possessing a singly occupied molecular orbital delocalized over the entire molecule, [Ru2(3,6-DTBDiox)4]-.
Chemical oxidation of [Ru2(6+)(3,6-DTBCat)4]2- affords [n-Bu4N][Ru2(3,6-DTBDiox)4].acetone (2.acetone). The oxidized species was characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis and EPR, and the delocalization of the unpaired electron over the entire molecule was indicated. This example showed that the utilization of redox-active ligands into a Ru2 complex expanded the degree of freedom in the electronic structure. DFT calculations support this view, and the spin population was estimated to be approximately 18% and 82% for the Ru2 core and the four dioxolene ligands, respectively.
Mochizuki
Katsunori
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Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
Kawamura
Takashi
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Chang
Ho-Chol
HC
Kitagawa
Susumu
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