Sokolov Maxim, Umakoshi Keisuke, Sasaki Yoichi
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Inorg Chem. 2002 Dec 2;41(24):6237-43. doi: 10.1021/ic0203264.
New complexes of Rh(III), Ru(II), and Pd(II) with N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (tpen) and its analogues have been prepared. The reaction of RhCl(3).nH(2)O with tpen is slow and allows one to isolate the products of three consecutive substitution steps: Rh(2)Cl(6)(tpen) (1), cis-RhCl(2)(eta(4)-tpen) (2), and RhCl(eta(5)-tpen) (3). In acetonitrile the reaction stops at the step of the formation of cis-RhCl(2)(eta(4)-tpen), whereas RhCl(eta(5)-tpen) is the final product of the further reaction in ethanol. Fully chelated Rh(tpen) could not be obtained. Bis(acetylacetonato)palladium(II), Pd(acac)(2), reacts with tpen and its analogues, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-propanediamine (tptn) and N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-(R)-1,2-propylenediamine (R-tppn), to give Pd(eta(4)-tpen) (4), Pd(eta(4)-tppn) (5), and Pd(eta(4)-tptn) (6), respectively. Two pyridyl arms remain uncoordinated in these cases. The formation of unstable Pd(III) complexes from these Pd(II) complexes in solution was suggested on the basis of electrochemical measurements. Ruthenium(III) trichloride, RuCl(3).nH(2)O, is reduced to give a Ru(II) complex with fully coordinated tpen, Ru(tpen) (7). The same product was obtained in a more straightforward reaction of Ru(II)Cl(2)(dimethyl sulfoxide)(4) with tpen. Electrochemical studies showed a quasi-reversible Ru(tpen) couple for 7(2) (E(1/2) = 1.05 V vs Ag/AgCl). Crystal structures of 2.2CH(3)CN, 3(2).CH(3)CN, 6(2), and 7(2).0.5H(2)O were determined. Crystal data: 2.2CH(3)CN, monoclinic, C2, a = 16.974(4) A, b = 8.064(3) A, c = 13.247(3) A, beta = 106.37(2) degrees, V = 1739.9(8) A(3), Z = 2; 3(2).CH(3)CN, triclinic, P1, a = 11.430(1) A, b = 19.234(3) A, c = 8.101(1) A, alpha = 99.43(1) degrees, beta = 93.89(1) degrees, gamma = 80.10(1) degrees, V = 1729.3(4) A(3), Z = 2; 6(2), orthorhombic, Pnna, a = 8.147(1) A, b = 25.57(1) A, c = 14.770(4) A, V = 3076(3) A(3), Z = 4; 7(2).0.5H(2)O, monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 10.046(7) A, b = 19.049(2) A, c = 15.696(3) A, beta = 101.46(3) degrees, V = 2943(2) A(3), Z = 4.