Comparison of the crystal structures of tris heterocyclic ligand complexes of ruthenium(II)

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry Vol. 31; no. 13; pp. 2935 - 2938
• Main Authors: Rillema, D. Paul, Jones, Daniel S, Woods, Clifton, Levy, Henri A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.06.1992
• Subjects: 400201 - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties; BOND ANGLE; BOND LENGTHS; COHERENT SCATTERING; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPLEXES; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; DIMENSIONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EVALUATION; Exact sciences and technology; HEXAGONAL LATTICES; Inorganic compounds; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; LENGTH; LIGANDS; Metal complexes; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOCRYSTALS; Physics; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; SCATTERING; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; Structure of specific crystalline solids; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES; TRICLINIC LATTICES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; Cationic complex; Molecular structure; Nitrogen heterocycle; Organic ligand; Hexafluophosphates; Transition metal Complexes; Experimental study; X ray diffraction; Inorganic compound; Solvate; Six membered ring; Ruthenium II Complexes; Crystalline structure
• ISSN: 0020-1669; 1520-510X
• DOI: 10.1021/ic00039a049

The structures of [Ru(bpy)[sub 3]](PF[sub 6])[sub 2] (bpy = 2,2[prime]-bipyridine) and [Ru(bpm)[sub 3]](PF[sub 6])[sub 2][center dot]CH[sub 3]CN (bpm = 2,2[prime]-bipyrimidine) have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. [Ru(bpy)[sub 3]](PF[sub 6])[sub 2] crystallized in the hexagonal space group. [Ru(bpm)[sub 3]](PF[sub 6])[sub 2][center dot]CH[sub 3]CN crystallized in the triclinic space group. Ru-N bond distances in [Ru(bpy)[sub 3]][sup 2+] were 2.056 (2) [angstrom] and average 2.067 (4) [angstrom] in [Ru(bpm)[sub 3]][sup 2+]. Other bond distances and angles lead to the conclusion that the structures of the [Ru(bpy)[sub 3]][sup 2+] and [Ru(bpm)[sub 3]][sup 2+] cations are basically the same.