title: Electronic structure alternatives in nitrosylruthenium complexes.
abstract: Coordination compounds [Ru(NO)L(n)] containing an electro-active metal and potentially non-innocent ligands NO (and L) can have ground state electronic structures formulated as Ru(III)(NO(+)) = {RuNO}(5), Ru(II)(NO(+)) = {RuNO}(6), Ru(II)(NO ) = {RuNO}(7) or Ru(II)(NO(-)) = {RuNO}(8). The neighbouring states of the {RuNO}(6) systems can be accessed by spectroelectrochemical methods or through chemical reactions. The co-ligands L(n) affect the electronic structures of the quite variable {RuNO}(6) examples, in contrast to the more invariant {RuNO}(7) species. Potential electro-active co-ligands L such as porphyrins or quinones provide additional alternatives for the electronic structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India. lahiri@chem.iitb.ac.in
authors.forename: Goutam Kumar
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaim
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008024:Ligands; D008670:Metals; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D012428:Ruthenium