Ni(0) catalysed homo-coupling reactions: a novel route towards the synthesis of multinuclear ruthenium polypyridine complexes featuring made-to-order properties.
Fanni, Stefano, Di Pietro, Cinzia, Serroni, Scolastica, Campagna, Sebastiano and Vos, Johannes G.
(2000)
Ni(0) catalysed homo-coupling reactions: a novel route towards the synthesis of multinuclear ruthenium polypyridine complexes featuring made-to-order properties.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 3
(1).
pp. 42-44.
ISSN 1387-7003
A new synthetic procedure for the efficient preparation of dinuclear ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes is reported. The compounds
synthesised are [(bpy)2Ru(BPBT)Ru(bpy)2](PF6)2 and [(bpy)2Ru(BPZBT)Ru(bpy)2](PF6)2 (bpys2,29-bipyridine; H2BPBTs5,59-
bis(pyridin-2-yl)-3,39-bis(1,2,4-triazole); H2BPZBTs5,59-bis(pyrazin-2-yl)-3,39-bis(1,2,4-triazole). Electrochemical experiments show
that the two dinuclear systems investigated exhibit pH switchable intercomponent interactions.