Electronic structures of heterometallic complexes [Ru(NO)(NO2)4(OH)ZnL n ] according to the data of quantum-chemical calculations and photoelectron spectroscopy

A new complex [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)Zn(PyO)₂(H₂O)](PyO is pyridine-N-oxide) is synthesized and structurally characterized. The new complex has the face coordination of the [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)]^2? anion to the Zn²⁺ cation similar to that in the earlier obtained complexes with other organic ligands. The methods of quantum chemistry and photoelectron spectroscopy show that the electronic structures of the [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)ZnL _n ] heterometallic complexes depend weakly on the nature of the ligands (L = Ph₃PO, C₅H₅N, and C₅H₅N-O) coordinated to Zn²⁺ and are primarily determined by the electron density redistribution from the terminal nitro and nitroso groups of the ruthenium fragment to the zinc atom. The maximum change in the charge related to the nitroso group correlates with the strongest change in the energy of the occupied molecular orbital (HOMO-2 of the anion) oriented along the NO-Ru-OH coordinate.     

Electronic Spectra of Ruthenium Nitrosyl Complexes with Macrocyclic Ligands

Electronic spectra of ruthenium(II) nitrosyl complexes [Ru(NO)(salen)(X)]⁴ⁿ (X = Cl, H₂O; n = 0, 1) and [Ru(NO)(P)(ONO)] with tetradentate -conjugated ligands N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideniminato) dianion (salen) and porphinate dianion (P) were calculated by the TD DFT and CINDO/CI methods. The data obtained were compared to the results of previous calculations of the spectra of trans-[Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄(L)]^{3 +} complexes with nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ligands L. It was found that charge-transfer transitions to * orbitals of the RuNO group dominate in the long-wave part of the spectrum irrespective of the other ligands.     

Synthesis, structures, and thermolysis of new heterometallic cobalt, nickel, and copper complexes with the [Ru(NO)(NO2)4(OH)]2− anion as a ligand

Heterometallic complexes with pyridine-N-oxide (PyO), Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)Ni(PyO)₂(H₂O)] · CH₃COCH₃ (I), [{Ru(NO)(NO₂)₂(μ-NO₂)₂(μ-OH)Co}₂(μ-PyO)] · H₂O · CH₃COCH (II), and [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)Cu(PyO)₂ (III), are isolated in the reactions of Na₂[Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)] with nitrates of the corresponding metals in the presence of the organic ligand. The compounds synthesized are characterized by IR spectra, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Depending on the M²⁺ cation, the ruthenium cation is coordinated through the bidentate (III, Cu²⁺) or tridentate (I, Ni²⁺ and II, CO₂₊) mode involving the bridging OH group and one or two NO₂ groups. The thermal decomposition of complex II results in the formation of a Co_0.5Ru_0.5 solid solution, which is thermodynamically stable under the decomposition conditions. The thermolysis of complexes I and III in a hydrogen atmosphere leads to the formation of metastable solid solutions.     

Activation of Open‐Cage Fullerenes with Ruthenium Carbonyl Clusters

Reactions of the open‐cage fullerene C₆₃NO₂(Py)(Ph)₂ ( 1 ) with [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] produce [Ru₃(CO)₈(μ,η⁵‐C₆₃NO₂(Py)(Ph)₂)] ( 2 ), [Ru₂H(CO)₃(μ,η⁷‐C₆₃N(Py)(Ph)(C₆H₄))] ( 3 ), and [Ru(CO)(Py)₂₍η³‐C₆₃NO₂(Py)(Ph)₂)] ( 4 ), in which the orifice sizes are modified from 12 to 8, 11, and 15‐membered ring, through ruthenium‐mediated C?O and C?C bond activation and formation.     

Extraction of heterometal ruthenium(II) complexes by diphenyl(dibutylcarbamoylmethyl)phosphine oxide from nitrate-nitrite solutions

The synergistic extraction of [RuNO(NO₂)₄OH]^2? by diphenyl(dibutylcarbamoylmethyl)phosphine oxide (L) in the presence of nonprecious metal cations (M²⁺) is studied; the extraction occurs on the account of the formation of heterometal complexes [RuNO(NO₂)₄OHML_m] (M = Zn, Cu, Co, Ni) due to the addition of M²⁺ to ruthenium through the oxygen atoms of the OH and NO₂ groups and the bidentate coordination of L to M²⁺. The extraction constants for Ru/M complexes and ML_n(NO₃)₂ are determined. The variation in the extraction constants with changing M (Co, Zn, Cu > Ni) does not agree with the Irwing-Williams row, unlike the extraction with monodentate PO-containing extractants (Zn > Cu > Co > Ni). The feasibility of ruthenium extraction in the form of Ru/M complexes from complex nitrate-nitrite solutions is demonstrated.     

New method for the synthesis of trans-hydroxotetraamminenitrosoruthenium(II) dichloride and its characterization

A procedure for the synthesis of mpa h c-[Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄(OH)]Cl₂ in a nearly quantitative yield (～95%) comprising treatment of a solution of (NH₄)₂[Ru(NO)Cl₅] with ammonium carbonate at t ～80°C was developed. It was found that [Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄(H₂O)]Cl₃·H₂O and trans-[Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄Cl]Cl₂ formed in the reaction of [Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄(OH)]Cl₂ with hydrochloric acid at various temperatures most often contain some initial hydroxy complex. The former compound is unstable, even at room temperature, it slowly eliminates water and HCl. A procedure for preparing the latter compound in a pure state in 85–90% yield was proposed. The acidity constant of the complex trans-[Ru(NO)(NH₃)₄(H₂O)]³⁺ at room temperature (K _a = (4 ± 1) × 10^?2) was estimated by ¹⁴N NMR spectroscopy.     

Extraction of heterometallic complexes of ruthenium and nonprecious metals by phosphorylmethylated calix[4]arenes from nitrate solutions

Synergetic extraction of [RuNO(NO₂)₄OH]^2? by calix[4]arene phosphine oxides (L) in the form of Ru/M heterometallic complexes was studied in the presence of nonprecious metals (M²⁺). The main extraction laws were recognized for [M(NO₃)₂L _n ] and [RuNO(NO₂)₄OH])ML _m ], where M²⁺ = Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, or Ni²⁺ and n, m = 1 or 2; extraction constants were determined for these metals. The variation row of the extraction constants with varying metal (Zn²⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Co²⁺ > Ni²⁺) coincides with the Irving-Williams row. Two or three PO groups of extractant L and the OH and NO₂ groups of the ruthenium anion are coordinated to the M²⁺ atom in Ru/M complexes. The conditions for generation of the Ru/Zn complex and its complete extraction were optimized as applied to the extraction of fission ruthenium from nitrated nitric acid and imitation solutions.     

Regulation of electron donating ability to metal center: isolation and characterization of ruthenium carbonyl complexes with N,N- and/or N,O-donor polypyridyl ligands

Polypyridyl ruthenium(II) dicarbonyl complexes with an N,O- and/or N,N-donor ligand, [Ru(pic)(CO)₂Cl₂]⁻ (1), [Ru(bpy)(pic)(CO)₂]⁺ (2), [Ru(pic)₂(CO)₂] (3), and [Ru(bpy)₂(CO)₂]²⁺ (4) (pic=2-pyridylcarboxylato, bpy=2,2′-bipyridine) were prepared for comparison of the electron donor ability of these ligands to the ruthenium center. A carbonyl group of [Ru(L1)(L2)(CO)₂]ⁿ (L1, L2=bpy, pic) successively reacted with one and two equivalents of OH⁻ to form [Ru(L1)(L2)(CO)(C(O)OH)]ⁿ⁻¹ and [Ru(L1)(L2)(CO)(CO₂)]ⁿ⁻². These three complexes exist as equilbrium mixtures in aqueous solutions and the equilibrium constants were determined potentiometrically. Electrochemical reduction of 2 in CO₂-saturated CH₃CN–H₂O at −1.5 V selectively produced CO.     

Electronic structure and spectra of binuclear bridged nitrosyl ruthenium complexes

The B3LYP method in the LanL2DZ basis set was used to carry out geometry optimization for the binuclear bridged complexes [RuCl₄(NO)(μ-Pyz)Ru(P)(CO)]^?, [Ru(Bipy)₂(NO)(μ-Pyz)Ru(NH₃)₅]⁵⁺, and [(NC)Ru(Py)₄(μ-CN)Ru(Py)₄NO]³⁺ (Pyz is pyrazine). The electronic spectra of the complexes were calculated by the TDDFT and CINDO-CI methods with allowance for solvation effects. The ground-state electronic configurations of the two ruthenium atoms in these compounds were shown to be different. Among the lower excited states of all complexes, states with essentially weakened Ru-NO bonds were found. The strong absorption in the visible region of the spectrum of [Ru(Py)₄NO-CN-Ru(Py)₄CN]³⁺ is due to the interfragment electron transfer Ru^II → {RuNO} accompanied by weakening of the bond between nitrogen oxide and the complex.     

Platinum(IV) complexation with the nitrate ion in aqueous solutions according to 195Pt, 15N, 14N, and 17O NMR data

Solutions of platinum(IV) nitrate were studied by ¹⁹⁵Pt, ¹⁵N, ¹⁴N, and ¹⁷O NMR and IR and Raman spectroscopy. It was found that in nitric acid, two interrelated systems of nitrate complexes, mono- and polynuclear ones, coexist. The complexes predominating in concentrated solutions are [Pt₂(μ-OH)(μ-NO₃)(NO₃)₂(H₂O)_{6 ? x} (OH) _x ]^{(4 ? x)+}, [Pt₄(μ-OH)₃(μ-NO₃)₃(NO₃)₃(H₂O)_{9 ? x} (OH) _x ]^{(7 ? x)+}, [Pt4(μ-OH)₄(μ-NO₃)₂(NO₃)₄(H₂O)_{8 ? x} (OH) _x ]^{(6 ? x)+}, and [Pt₄(μ-OH)₆(NO₃)₃(H₂O)_{16 ? x} (OH) _x ]^{(7 ? x)+}.     

Comparison of calix[n]arenes phosphorylated in the upper and lower rims as applied to extraction of nitrosoruthenium nitrite species

Compared were dialkylcalix[4]phosphine oxides (L) having PO groups in the opposing rims as regards the extraction of [RuNO(NO₂)₄(OH)]²⁻, nonprecious metals (M²⁺), and Ru/M heterometallic complexes of their base. The extraction constants for the ion association {(Na⁺)₂(LH₂O) _r [RuNO(NO₂)₄(OH)]²⁻ and the degree of aggregation of L were calculated. The destruction of (LH₂O) _r upon metal extraction was verified IR-spectroscopically. The stoichiometry was determined and extraction constants were calculated for mono- and binuclear complexes [M _m L _n (NO₃)_2m ] and mononuclear Ru/M species [RuNO(NO₂)₄(OH)ML _n ]. Nonprecious metals form mononuclear ML complexes in the lower rim. The size of the upper rim is responsible for the addition of a second metal nitrate molecule or addition to L or the addition of a second L molecule to the metal. Ru/M complexes with all L are present in an organic phase as two mononuclear species, ML and ML₂. Rationale is given to the selection of extraction systems for recovery of ruthenium from nitrated nitric acid solutions selectively or together with actinides and lanthanides in the form of Ru/M complexes.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of mixed-cation salt of trans-hydroxotetranitronitrosoruthenium(II) complex, KNa[Ru(NO)(NO2)4(OH)]·H2O

The mixed-cation complex salt KNa[Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)]·H₂O has been synthesized and studied with methods of IR-spectroscopy, X-ray phase and X-ray structural analysis. The crystallographic data for H₃KN₅NaO₁₁Ru are: a = 7.389(1) Å, b = 14.196(2) Å, c = 21.507(5) Å; V = 2256.0(7) ų, Z = 8, d _calc = 2.427 g/cm³, space group is P2₁2₁2₁. The structure is chiral and its absolute structural parameter equals 0.04. General motif of the arrangement of complex anions was determined by the translation sublattice method. Geometric characteristics for coordinate NO₂-groups in structurally characterized nitro complexes of ruthenium(II) have been analyzed.     

Nitric oxide and singlet oxygen photo-generation by light irradiation in the phototherapeutic window of a nitrosyl ruthenium conjugated with a phthalocyanine rare earth complex

The photochemical, photophysical and photobiological studies of a mixture containing cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)] (H₂-dcbpy = 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine) and Na₄[Tb(TsPc)(acac)] (TsPc = tetrasulfonated phthalocyanines; acac = acetylacetone), a system capable of improving photodynamic therapy (PDT), were accomplished. cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)] was obtained from cis-[Ru(H₂-dcbpy)₂Cl₂]·2H₂O, whereas Na₄[Tb(TsPc)(acac)] was obtained by reacting phthalocyanine with terbium acetylacetonate. The UV–Vis spectrum of cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)] displays a band in the region of 305 nm (λ_max in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ HCl)(π–π*) and a shoulder at 323 nm (MLCT), while the UV–Vis spectrum of Na₄[Tb(TsPc)(acac)] presents the typical phthalocyanine bands at 342 nm (Soret λ_max in H₂O) and 642, 682 (Q bands). The cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)] FTIR spectrum displays a band at 1932 cm⁻¹ (Ru–NO⁺). The cyclic voltammogram of the cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)] complex in aqueous solution presented peaks at E = 0.10 V (NO^+/0) and E = −0.50 V (NO^0/−) versus Ag/AgCl. The NO concentration and ¹O₂ quantum yield for light irradiation in the λ > 550 nm region were measured as [NO] = 1.21 ± 0.14 μmol L⁻¹ and ø_OS = 0.41, respectively. The amount of released NO seems to be dependent on oxygen concentration, once the NO concentration measured in aerated condition was 1.51 ± 0.11 μmol L⁻¹ The photochemical pathway of the cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy⁻)₂(Cl)(NO)]/Na₄[Tb(TsPc)(acac)] mixture could be attributed to a photoinduced electron transfer process. The cytotoxic assays of cis-[Ru(H-dcbpy^-)₂(Cl)(NO)] and of the mixture carried out with B16F10 cells show a decrease in cell viability to 80% in the dark and to 20% under light irradiation. Our results document that the simultaneous production of NO and ¹O₂ could improve PDT and be useful in cancer treatment.     

Study of nitrosation of hexaammineruthenium(II): Crystal structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis>-[RuNO(NH<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript>Cl]Cl<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The nitrosation of [Ru(NH₃)₆]²⁺ in hydrochloric acid and alkaline ammonia media has been studied; the patterns of interconversion of ruthenium complexes in reaction solutions have been proposed. In both cases, nitrogen(II) oxide acts as the nitrosation agent. The procedure for the synthesis of [Ru(NO)(NH₃)₅]Cl₃ · H₂O (yield 75–80%), the main nitrosation product of [Ru(NH₃)₆]²⁺, has been optimized. Thermolysis of [Ru(NO)(NH₃)₅]Cl₃ · H₂O in a helium atmosphere has been studied; the intermediates have been identified. One of these products is polyamidodichloronitrosoruthenium(II) whose subsequent decomposition gives an equimolar mixture of ruthenium metal and dioxide. The structure of trans-[RuNO(NH₃)₄Cl]Cl₂, formed in the second stage of thermolysis and as a by-product in the nitrosation of [Ru(NH₃)₆]Cl₂, has been determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Heterometallic complexes of Co2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ with the [RuNO(NO2)4OH]2? anion and pyridine: Synthesis, crystal structure, and thermolysis

Three new heteronuclear complexes [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)M(Py)₃] (M = Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺) were synthesized and structurally characterized. In all compounds, the [Ru(NO)(NO²)⁴(OH)] fragment is coordinated to the M atom by a bridging OH and two bridging NO₂ groups. The coordination environment of the metal also includes three pyridine nitrogen atoms. Thermal decomposition of cobalt and nickel complexes in an inert atmosphere yields bimetallic solid solutions. Original Russian Text ? G.A. Kostin, A.O. Borodin, Yu.V. Shubin, N.V. Kurat’eva, V.A. Emelyanov, P.E. Plyusnin, M.R. Gallyamov, 2009, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 57–64.     

Synthesis and characterisation of hexanuclear ruthenium clusters containing a μ4-nitrene ligand. Crystal structures of [Ru6(CO)15(μ-CO)2(μ4NH)(μ-OMe)μ3-η2-N(H)C(O)OMe] and [Ru6(CO)16(μ-CO)2(μ4-NH)(μ-OMe)(μ-NCO)]

Two hexaruthenium carbonyl clusters [Ru₆(CO)₁₅(μ-CO)₂(μ₄-NH) (μ-OMe){μ₃-η²-N(H)C(O)OMe}] and [Ru₆(CO)₁₆(μ-CO)₂-(μ₄-NH)(μ-OMe)(μ-NCO)]2 have been isolated from the pyrolysis of H₂Ru₃(CO))₉NOCH₃, and single-crystal X-ray structure analysis shows that both 1 and 2 have a square planar arrangement of four ruthenium atoms capped by a μ₄-nitrene ligand, with two additional ruthenium atoms bridging two opposite RuRu edges of the square base to form a ‘boat’ form metal framework.     

Study of extraction systems based on the mixtures of phosphorylated calix[4,6]arenes with dioctyl sulfide for recovery of triaquatrinitrorhodium species from acid nitrate-nitrite solutions

A comparison was made for extraction systems based on the mixtures of calix[n]arenes phosphorylated at the upper and lower rims (PCA, n = 4 and 6) with dioctyl sulfide (DOS) for recovery of rhodium in the form of [Rh(H₂O)₃(NO₂)₃]⁰ from acid nitrate-nitrite media. Because of inertness of rhodium compounds, the main attention was devoted to extraction kinetics. The kinetic efficiency of DOS + PCA systems was found to be much higher than that for DOS alone, whereas the components of the mixtures do not extract rhodium. Alkyl(ethyl)calixphosphine oxides are the most promising, they behave as accelerating additives in extractant mixtures. Extraction kinetics of [Rh(H₂O)₃(NO₂)₃]⁰ species was studied and extraction systems were selected to develop method for the recovery of fission rhodium.     

Conversion of allene into μ-dimethylcarbene at a diruthenium centre

Treatment of [Ru₂(CO)(μ-CO) {μ-C(O)C₂Ph₂} (η-C ₅H₅)₂] with allene in toluene at 100°C displaces diphenylacetylene and produces [Ru(CO)(η-C₅H₅)-{η³-C₃H₄Ru(CO)₂(η-C₅H₅)}]; upon protonation a 1-methylvinyl cation [Ru₂(CO)₂(μ-CO){μ-C(Me)CH₂}(η-C₅H₅)₂]⁺ is formed which undergoes nucleophillic attack by hydride to yield the μ-dimethylcarbene complex [Ru₂(CO)₂-(μ-CO)(μ-CMe₂)(η-C₅H₅)₂].     

Nitrosoruthenium hydroxo and aqua complexes of the trans-dipyridine series: Synthesis,structures, and characterization

A procedure for the synthesis of trans-Ru(NO)(Py)₂Cl₂(OH) (I) from K₂[Ru(NO)Cl₅] was proposed. Treatment of hydroxo complex I with HCl or H₂SO₄ at room temperature gave the corresponding salts trans-[Ru(NO)(Py)₂Cl₂(H₂O)]Cl · 2H₂O (II) and trans-[Ru(NO)(Py)₂Cl₂(H₂O)]HSO₄ (III). All the complexes obtained were characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis; their structures were determined by X-ray diffraction. The structures are stabilized by π-stacking between the pyridine ligands of adjacent complex species.