Abstract
Hydrogenation of ruthenium chloride in acetonitrile yields complexes of the type Ru(CH3CN)nCl6-n of which three are isolated (n=2, 3, 4). Their formation is traced by voltammetry. Ru(CH3CN)2Cl4 and Ru(CH3CN)3Cl3 have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Voltammetry shows that Ru(CH3CN)3Cl3 acts as a mediator for oxidation of cyclohexene, methylcyclohexene, 1-tetralol and tetralin. Its role in tetralin oxidation is illustrated by preparative scale electrolysis. The compounds Ru(CH3CN)2Cl4 and Ru(CH3CN)4Cl2 did not react with any of the mentioned hydrocarbons.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 240-250 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
| Volume | 592 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 25 Dec 1999 |
Keywords
- Electrocatalysis
- Indirect electrooxidation
- Tetralin
- Tetralone
- Tris(acetonitrile)ruthenium trichloride
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