Communication
[5] S. Heckmann, C. Lambert, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 326; Angew.
Chem. 2012, 124, 334.
[6] P. J. Low, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 1507.
[7] M. Yoshida, M. Kondo, T. Nakamura, K. Sakai, S. Masaoka, Angew. Chem.
Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13597; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 13842.
[8] Z. Cao, B. Xi, D. S. Jodoin, L. Zhang, S. P. Cummings, Y. Gao, S. F. Tyler,
P. E. Fanwick, R. J. Crutchley, T. Ren, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 12174.
[9] M. Parthey, J. B. G. Gluyas, M. A. Fox, P. J. Low, M. Kaupp, Chem. Eur. J.
2014, 20, 6895.
[10] G. E. Pieslinger, P. Albores, L. D. Slep, L. M. Baraldo, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2014, 53, 1293; Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 1317.
[11] D.-D. Kong, L.-S. Xue, R. Jang, B. Liu, X.-G. Meng, S. Jin, Y.-P. Ou, X. Hao,
S.-H. Liu, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 9895.
[12] T. Cheng, Y. N. Tan, Y. Zhang, Y. Y. Zhang, M. Meng, H. Lei, L. Chen, C. Y.
Liu, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 2353.
[13] J.-P. Launay, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 1544.
to the central aminium unit. These results suggest that the
transition from a mixed-valence compound to a delocalized
and bridge-biased electrophore is possible. However, due to
the strong dependence of the DFT and TDDFT calculations on
the functional and parameters used, these results should be
taken with care.
In conclusion, a series of cyclometalated diruthenium com-
plexes with a redox-active amine bridge were prepared and ex-
amined. The most interesting finding is that simple variation of
the terminal ligands of the ruthenium components and the
substituent on the amine segment can completely change the
electronic structures and degrees of charge delocalization of
these complexes in the one-electron-oxidized state. In this
sense, a transition from a weakly coupled mixed-valence com-
pound to a fully delocalized tricenter electrophore, followed
by a bridge-biased electrophore, was realized in a single
system. This finding is of great importance for the design of
new mixed-valence compounds and multi-center redox-active
systems with tunable electronic structures and functions.
[14] a) W. Kaim, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2011, 255, 2503; b) Y.-W. Zhong, C.-J. Yao,
H.-J. Nie, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2013, 257, 1357.
[15] R. Gautam, J. J. Loughrey, A. V. Astashkin, J. Shearer, E. Tomat, Angew.
Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14894; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 15107.
[16] B.-B. Cui, J.-H. Tang, J. Yao, Y.-W. Zhong, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54,
9192; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 9324.
ˇ
[17] S. Zꢂlis, R. F. Winter, W. Kaim, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2010, 254, 1383.
[18] C. P. Kubiak, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5663.
[19] B. Sarkar, D. Schweinfurth, N. Deibel, F. Weisser, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2015,
293, 250.
Acknowledgements
[20] B. S. Brunschwig, C. Creutz, N. Sutin, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2002, 31, 168.
[21] J.-P. Launay, C. Coudret, C. Hortholary, J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 6788.
[22] C. Lambert, G. Nçll, J. Schelter, Nat. Mater. 2002, 1, 69.
[23] Y.-W. Zhong, Z.-L. Gong, J.-Y. Shao, J. Yao, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2016, 312,
22.
[24] J.-J. Shen, Y.-W. Zhong, Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 13835.
[25] C.-J. Yao, H.-J. Nie, W.-W. Yang, J.-Y. Shao, J. Yao, Y.-W. Zhong, Chem. Eur.
J. 2014, 20, 17466.
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(grants 21271176, 21472196, 21521062, and 21501183), the
Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grant
2012YQ120060), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of
the Chinese Academy of Sciences (grant XDB 12010400) for
funding support.
[26] W.-W. Yang, Y.-W. Zhong, S. Yoshikawa, J.-Y. Shao, S. Masaoka, K. Sakai, J.
Yao, M.-a. Haga, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 890.
[27] S. Patra, B. Sarkar, S. M. Mobin, W. Kaim, G. K. Lahiri, Inorg. Chem. 2003,
42, 6469.
[28] R. F. Nelson, R. N. Adams, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 3925.
[29] M. Renz, K. Theilacker, C. Lambert, M. Kaupp, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009,
131, 16292.
Keywords: density functional calculations · electrochemistry ·
electron transfer · mixed-valence compounds · ruthenium
[1] C. Creutz, H. Taube, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1969, 91, 3988.
[2] a) D. M. D’Alessandro, F. R. Keene, Chem. Rev. 2006, 106, 2270; b) P.
Aguirre-Etcheverry, D. O’Hare, Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 4839.
[3] W. Kaim, G. K. Lahiri, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1778; Angew.
Chem. 2007, 119, 1808.
[30] M. Kaupp, M. Renz, M. Parthey, M. Stolte, F. Wurthner, C. Lambert, Phys.
Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 16973.
Received: April 18, 2016
[4] J. Hankache, O. S. Wenger, Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 5138.
Published online on && &&, 0000
Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1 – 6
5
ꢀ 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
&
&
These are not the final page numbers! ÞÞ