Structure and Reactivity of a Seven-Coordinate Ruthenium Iodosylbenzene Complex

Yunling Pan, Miaomiao Zhou, Rui Wang, Dan Song, Shek-Man Yiu, Jianhui Xie, Kai-Chung Lau*, Tai-Chu Lau*, Yingying Liu*

*Corresponding author for this work

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7772-7778
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume62
Issue number20
Online published5 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2023

Research Keywords

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

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