Abstract
Spin doesn't matter: A ruthenium(II)-aqua complex bearing a pentadentate pyridylamine with a carboxylate group as a ligand affords a seven-coordinate low-spin (S=0) ruthenium(IV)-oxo complex (see structure) by oxidation through proton-coupled electron transfer. Comparison of the reactivity of the low-spin and an intermediate-spin (S=1) RuIV-oxo complexes revealed that the spin state does not affect the reactivity of catalytic oxidation of organic compounds.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8449-8453 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 45 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- Electronic structure
- Oxidation
- Oxo ligands
- Reaction mechanisms
- Ruthenium