Abstract
A combination of IR spectroelectrochemistry and DFT calculations has been used to demonstrate that the vinyl ligands in the complexes [Ru(CH═CHC6H4Me-4)Cl(CO)(PMe3)3] and [{RuCl(CO)(PMe3)3}2(μ-CH═CHC6H4CH═CH)] are redox noninnocent, and one-electron oxidation results in radical cations that are best described in terms of metal-stabilized organic radicals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1852-1858 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 10 Mar 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2011 |