Preparation and structural characterization of three tetrakis(triazeno)diruthenium compounds

Paramagnetism at Ambient Temperature, Diamagnetism at Low Temperature in a Ru26+ Core: Structural Evidence for Zero-Field Splitting

Variable temperature magnetic studies of the Ru(2)(6+) guanidinate compounds Ru(2)(hpp)(4)Cl(2) (1) and Ru(2)(hpp)(4)(CF(3)SO(3))(2) (2) show that they are paramagnetic with two unpaired electrons at room temperature and that they appear essentially diamagnetic at 2 K. In neither compound do the Ru-Ru distances vary by more than 0.008(1) A from 27 to 296 K. This argues strongly that the ground state electronic configuration remains constant over this temperature range and that the decrease in magnetism as the temperature is lowered must be attributable to zero-field splitting of the (3)A(2g) ground state arising from the electronic configuration sigma(2)pi(4)delta(2)pi(2). The Ru-Ru distance in 1 is about 0.04-0.05 A longer than that in 2 which indicates that the Ru(2)(hpp)(4)(2+) core is quite sensitive to the nature of the axial ligands. The electronic spectra show three absorption bands for each compound.

Paramagnetic Precursors for Supramolecular Assemblies: Selective Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Electrochemical and Magnetic Properties of Ru2(O2CMe)4-n(formamidinate)nCl Complexes, n = 1−4

Reactions of Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(4)Cl with two formamidines, HDXyl(2,6)F = N,N'-di(2,6-xylyl)formamidine and HDAniF = N,N'-di(p-anisyl)formamidine, have been investigated with the idea of synthesizing compounds with a mixed set of ligands having different labilities to be used as precursors of paramagnetic, higher-order assemblies. Depending on the formamidine and the reaction conditions, several Ru(2)(5+) compounds of the type Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(4)(-)(n)(DArF)(n)Cl (DArF = anion of an N,N'-diarylformamidine) have been isolated. With the bulky formamidine HXyl(2,6)F, the compounds Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(3)(DXyl(2,6)F)Cl (1) and trans-Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(2)(DXyl(2,6)F)(2)Cl (2) were obtained. From reactions with appropriate amounts of HDAniF in THF and in the presence of NEt(3) and LiCl, complexes of the general type Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(4)(-)(n)(DArF)(n)Cl (n = 1-4) were selectively obtained. For n = 2, only the cis isomer was obtained. The choice of solvent in reactions of Ru(2)(O(2)CMe)(4)Cl and HDAniF is of great importance. Toluene favored the formation of the fully substituted Ru(2)(5+) complex Ru(2)(DAniF)(4)Cl (3), whereas MeOH resulted in a disproportionation reaction that gave the edge-sharing bioctahedral Ru(3+)Ru(3+) complex [trans-Ru(2)(mu-OMe)(2)(mu-O(2)CMe)(2)(HDAniF)(4)]Cl(2) (6) and the Ru(2)(4+) complex Ru(2)(DAniF)(4) (7). Complexes 6 and 7 with an Ru(2)(6+) and Ru(2)(4+) core, respectively, are diamagnetic, whereas all Ru(2)(5+) complexes are paramagnetic with sigma(2)pi(4)delta(2)(pi*delta*)(3) ground-state electronic configurations and large zero-field splitting contributions. All compounds show rich and complex electrochemical behavior.