Issue 48, 2011

Nitrosyl induces phosphorous-acid dissociation in ruthenium(ii)

Abstract

The trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(P(OH)3)]Cl3 complex was synthesized by reacting [Ru(H2O)(NH3)5]2+ with H3PO3 and characterized by spectroscopic (31P-NMR, δ = 68 ppm) and spectrophotometric techniques (λ = 525 nm, ε = 20 L mol−1 cm−1; λ = 319 nm, ε = 773 L mol−1 cm−1; λ = 241 nm, ε = 1385 L mol−1 cm−1; νNO+ = 1879 cm−1). A pKa of 0.74 was determined from infrared measurements as a function of pH for the reaction: trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(P(OH)3)]3+ + H2Otrans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(P(O)(OH)2)]2+ + H3O+. According to 31P-NMR, IR, UV-vis, cyclic voltammetry and ab initio calculation data, upon deprotonation, trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(P(OH)3)]3+ yields the O-bonded linkage isomer trans- [Ru(NO)(NH3)4(OP(OH)2)]2+, then the trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(OP(H)(OH)2)]3+ decays to give the final products H3PO3 and trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(H2O)]3+. The dissociation of phosphorous acid from the [Ru(NO)(NH3)4]3+ moiety is pH dependent (kobs = 2.1 × 10−4 s−1 at pH 3.0, 25 °C).

Graphical abstract: Nitrosyl induces phosphorous-acid dissociation in ruthenium(ii)

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 May 2011
Accepted
03 Sep 2011
First published
25 Oct 2011

Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 12917-12925

Nitrosyl induces phosphorous-acid dissociation in ruthenium(II)

D. R. Truzzi, A. G. Ferreira, S. C. da Silva, E. E. Castellano, F. D. Chagas Alves Lima and D. W. Franco, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 12917 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10936G

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