A low-spin ruthenium(IV)-oxo complex: Does the spin state have an impact on the reactivity?

Takahiko Kojima, Yuichirou Hirai, Tomoya Ishizuka, Yoshihito Shiota, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Kenichiro Ikemura, Takashi Ogura, Shunichi Fukuzumi

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8449-8453
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume49
Issue number45
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Nov 2010

Keywords

  • Electronic structure
  • Oxidation
  • Oxo ligands
  • Reaction mechanisms
  • Ruthenium

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