文摘
The preparation and properties of a new cyano complex containing the Ru3(渭3-O) core, [Ru3(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)2(CN)] (1; py = pyridine), are reported. Complex 1 in CH2Cl2 showed intense absorption bands at 244, 334, and 662 nm, corresponding to a 蟺鈥撓€* transition of the ligand, cluster-to-ligand charge transfer, and intracluster transitions, respectively. The cyclic voltammogram of 1 in 0.1 M (n-Bu)4NPF6鈥揅H2Cl2 showed redox waves for the processes Ru3II,II,III/Ru3II,III,III, Ru3II,III,III/Ru3III,III,III, and Ru3III,III,III/Ru3III,III,IV at E1/2 = 鈭?.49, 鈭?.26, and +1.03 V vs Ag/AgCl, respectively. The first two redox potentials are more negative by ca. 0.2 V in comparison with the corresponding potentials of [Ru3(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)3]+. This is in sharp contrast to the positive shifts of the corresponding waves of [Ru3II,III,III(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)2(CO)]. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of [Ru3II,III,III(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)3], [Ru3II,III,III(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)2(CN)]鈭?/sup>, and [Ru3II,III,III(渭3-O)(渭-CH3COO)6(py)2(CO)] showed that the positive charge of the ruthenium is delocalized over the triruthenium cores of the first two and is localized as RuII(CO){RuIII(py)}2 in the CO complex. The calculations explain the difference in the 蟺 interactions of the two ligands with the triruthenium cores.