[RuCl
2(dmso)
4] (dmso =dimethyl sulfoxide) was treated with dhptaH
5(1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropanetetraaceticacid) and carboxylate ligands in the presence of NaOH or KOH and gavedinuclear ruthenium(III) complexes ofdhpta with two bridging carboxylates,M[Ru(dhpta)(
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-O
2CR)
2](
1, R = C
6H
5, M = Na;
1', R = C
6H
5, M =K;
2, R =
p-OHC
6H
4, M =Na;
3, R =
p-NH
2C
6H
4, M = Na;
4, R = CH
3, M = Na;
4', R =CH
3, M = K), whichwere characterized by elemental analysis, mass, electronic absorption,and
1H and
13C NMR spectroscopies,andX-ray absorption and crystallographic analyses (
4,orthorhombic, space group
Pca2
1 with
a = 21.359(4) Å,
b =7.484(2) Å,
c = 12.930(2) Å,
Z =4,
R = 0.065, and
Rw = 0.044 for1116 independent reflections with
I >3
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(
I);
4'·1.5H
2O: monoclinic,
P2
1,
a = 7.689(2) Å,
b = 17.213(2) Å,
c = 18.103(2) Å,
![](/images/gifchars/beta2.gif)
= 94.50(1)
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,
Z = 4,
R=0.041, and
Rw = 0.047 for 4705 independentreflections with
I > 3
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(
I)). Thecomplex anion consists of tworuthenium atoms bridged by the alkoxide of dhpta and the two acetateligands. The Ru-Ru distances of3.433(3) Å (
4) and 3.421(1) Å (average)(
4') are longer than those found in(
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-oxo)bis(
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-carboxylato)diruthenium(III) complexes. EXAFS analysis and
1H NMR spectraindicated that complexes
1-
4 have the identicaldinuclearstructure in both solid and water solution states.Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility of
1-
4 showeda strong antiferromagnetic interaction between the two Ru(III)ions with -
J = 310-470 cm
-1.Cyclicvoltammograms showed two reduction processes at ca. -0.34 and ca.-0.94 V
vs Ag/AgCl, corresponding totwo stepwise one-electron reductions,Ru
IIIRu
III ![](/images/entities/harr.gif)
Ru
IIIRu
II ![](/images/entities/harr.gif)
Ru
IIRu
II. The most remarkable featureis thelarge separation between the two redox potentials, implying that themixed-valence diruthenium(III,II) complexesof dhpta are fairly stable. Potentiostatic electrolysis of
1-
4 at a potential in between
E11/2 and
E21/2 consumed1 F per dimer and afforded a mixed-valence diruthenium species,[Ru
IIRu
III(dhpta)(
![](/images/entities/mgr.gif)
-O
2CR)
2]
2-,in solution,which showed two weak and broad absorption bands (
max5.5-5.7 and 11.6-11.9 kcm
-1) in DMFassignable tointervalence charge transfer (IT) bands. The lower energy IT bandwas analyzed by Gaussian curve fitting andthe electron exchange integral
Had was estimatedas 640-870 cm
-1 on the basis of Hush'stheory. The spectroscopicanalysis indicated that[Ru
IIRu
III(dhpta)(O
2CR)
2]
2-belongs to Class II type mixed-valence dirutheniumcomplexes.