Electronic Structural Studies of the Ru3 (III,II,II) Mixed-Valent State of Oxo-Centered Triruthenium Clusters

Inorganic Chemistry
Joseph M PalaszClifford P Kubiak

Abstract

The anionic state of basic ruthenium acetate complexes of the type [Ru3O(OAc)6](CO)(L1)(L2) (L = 4-cyanopyridine, pyridine, and N,N-dimethylaminopyridine) feature pronounced optical transitions in the near-infrared region indicative of strongly coupled mixed-valence states. A series of these clusters was prepared and studied spectroscopically in tandem with density functional theory (DFT) computational results to construct an orbital structure-function description of how the electron density is shared between the ruthenium centers in this mixed-valent state. The mixed-valency manifests itself as a combination of the nonbonding atomic orbitals of the equivalent ruthenium centers, with increased energetic splitting between the orbitals with symmetries appropriate for more efficient electronic communication. This DFT-based model agrees with the Marcus-Hush description of mixed-valency, with the added knowledge that specific orbitals contribute to different degrees in the electronic coupling between two redox centers.

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