Structure and Reactivity of a Seven-Coordinate Ruthenium Iodosylbenzene Complex

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Author(s)

  • Yunling Pan
  • Rui Wang
  • Dan Song
  • Shek-Man Yiu
  • Jianhui Xie
  • Tai-Chu Lau
  • Yingying Liu

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7772-7778
Journal / PublicationInorganic Chemistry
Volume62
Issue number20
Online published5 May 2023
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2023

Abstract

Seven-coordinate (CN7) ruthenium-oxo species have attracted much attention as highly reactive intermediates in both organic and water oxidation. Apart from metal-oxo, other metal-oxidant adducts, such as metal-iodosylarenes, have also recently emerged as active oxidants. We reported herein the first example of a CN7 Ru-iodosylbenzene complex, [RuIV(bdpm)-(pic)2(O)I(Cl)Ph]+ (H2bdpm = [2,2'-bipyridine]-6,6'-diylbis-(diphenylmethanol); pic = 4-picoline). The X-ray crystal structure of this complex shows that it adopts a distorted pentagonal bipyramidal geometry with Ru-O(I) and O-I distances of 2.0451(39) and 1.9946(40) Å, respectively. This complex is highly reactive, and it readily undergoes O-atom transfer (OAT) and C-H bond activation reactions with various organic substrates. This work should provide insights for the development of new highly reactive oxidizing agents based on CN7 geometry.

Research Area(s)

  • OXYGEN-ATOM TRANSFER, IRON-OXO COMPLEXES, PORPHYRIN COMPLEXES, OXIDATION REACTIONS, WATER, IODOSYLARENE, BOND, INTERMEDIATE, EPOXIDATION, ACTIVATION

Citation Format(s)

Structure and Reactivity of a Seven-Coordinate Ruthenium Iodosylbenzene Complex. / Pan, Yunling; Zhou, Miaomiao; Wang, Rui et al.
In: Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 62, No. 20, 22.05.2023, p. 7772-7778.

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