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Unexpected lability of the [RuIII(phtpy)Cl3] complex
Benavides, Paola A.,Matias, Tiago A.,Araki, Koiti
, p. 15567 - 15572 (2017)
Ruthenium(iii) complexes are known for their high stability and inertness. To the best of our knowledge, the only well-characterized example of a labile Ru(iii) complex is [RuIII(edta)(H2O)] as a consequence of an intramolecular hydrogen bonding leading to the formation of a large opening in the molecule front, thus changing the mechanism from dissociative to associative. Compelling experimental evidence is presented demonstrating that the [RuIII(phtpy)Cl3] complex is labile, also indicating that the Ru(iii)-phtpy bond is much weaker than expected, in contrast to the strongly π-back-bonding stabilized Ru(ii)-phtpy bond.
