Light-assisted synthesis of a Ru(VI) nitrido complex by the reaction of azide with a Ru(III) complexPal, P.K., Drew, M.G.B., Truter, M.R., Tocher, D.A. and Datta, D. (2003) Light-assisted synthesis of a Ru(VI) nitrido complex by the reaction of azide with a Ru(III) complex. New Journal of Chemistry, 27 (5). pp. 786-789. ISSN 1144-0546 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1039/b301150j Abstract/SummaryReaction of Ru(III)(L)(dmf)Cl-3 (1) (L = 4,4,4',4'-tetramethyl-2,2'- bisoxazoline, dmf = N,N-dimethylformamide) with an excess of sodium azide in a methanol-water mixture leads to the isolation of the sodium salt of a Ru( VI) nitrido complex of the tetraanion of N,N'-bis-(2,2-dimethyl-1-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-ethanediamide ( L'H-4; H a dissociable proton) of the formulation Na[Ru(L')(N)(H2O)].1.4H(2)O (2). Complex 2 is not generated in the absence of light. A tentative mechanism for the reaction is proposed and a Ru(IV) intermediate, Na[Ru(L')(N-3)(H2O)] . 2CH(3)OH.2H(2)O (3), isolated.
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