title: Mononuclear ruthenium(III) complexes containing chelating thiosemicarbazones: synthesis, characterization and catalytic property.
abstract: Mononuclear ruthenium(III) complexes of the type [RuX(EPh(3))(2)(L)] (E=P or As; X=Cl or Br; L=dibasic terdentate dehydroacetic acid thiosemicarbazones) have been synthesized from the reaction of thiosemicarbazone ligands with ruthenium(III) precursors, [RuX(3)(EPh(3))(3)] (where E=P, X=Cl; E=As, X=Cl or Br) and [RuBr(3)(PPh(3))(2)(CH(3)OH)] in benzene. The compositions of the complexes have been established by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurement, FT-IR, UV-vis and EPR spectral data. These complexes are paramagnetic and show intense d-d and charge transfer transitions in dichloromethane. The complexes show rhombic EPR spectra at LNT which are typical of low-spin distorted octahedral ruthenium(III) species. All the complexes are redox active and display an irreversible metal centered redox processes. Complex [RuCl(PPh(3))(2)(DHA-PTSC)] (5) was used as catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of ketones in the presence of isopropanol/KOH and was found to be the active species.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramesh
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006865:Hydrogenation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013882:Thiosemicarbazones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D013882:Thiosemicarbazones