A homologous series of redox-active, dinuclear cations with the bridging ligand 2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Reactions of [M2(O2CCH3)2(CH3CN)6][BF4]2 (M = Mo, Rh) and Ru2(O2CCH3)4Cl with pynp (2-(2-pyridyl)-1,8-naphthyridine) yield the homologous series of cations [M2(O2CCH3)2(pynp)2]2+, which were fully characterized by X-ray crystallography, cyclic voltammetry, and UV - visible spectroscopy. Electrochemistry revealed interesting redox chemistry for both the dimolybdenum and diruthenium derivatives, which display class II and class III Robin - Day behavior, respectively, for the four one-electron reversible reductions of the two pynp ligands.

published proceedings

  • Inorg Chem

author list (cited authors)

  • Campos-Fernndez, C. S., Ouyang, X., & Dunbar, K. R.

citation count

  • 37

complete list of authors

  • Campos-Fernández, CS||Ouyang, X||Dunbar, KR

publication date

  • June 2000