Electrochemical studies of organometallic compounds V. Electrochemical reactions of ruthenium(II) isocyanide complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(90)80008-N

Electrochemical oxidations of trans-RuCl2(RNC)4 (1) and trans, trans, trans-RuCl2(RNC)2(PPh3)2 (2) (R = t-Bu, 2,6-Me2C6H3, 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, 4-Br-2,6-Me2C6H2, or 2,4-t-Bu2-6-MeC6H2) are quasi-reversible.Half-wave potentials of 1, which are higher than those