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Molecular Architecture of Poly nuclear Ruthenium Bipyridyl Complexes with Controlled Metal Helicity

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/03/1997
<mark>Journal</mark>Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number6
Volume36
Number of pages9
Pages (from-to)1113-1121
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The synthesis of di- and trinuclear ruthenium(II) complexes is reported, where each metal center has a tris-(bidentate) octahedral coordination sphere with predetermined stereochemistry. New members of the "Chiragen" ligand series, consisting of two linked chiral 4,5-pineno-2,2′-bipyridine groups, have been prepared, with small spacer units between the coordination centers (-(CH2)n {n= 0, 3} and -CH2(bpy)CH2-). X-ray structural data were obtained for the ligand Chiragen[3]. (Crystal data: orthorhombic, space group P212121, a = 12.229(1) Å, b = 12.790(1) Å, c = 20.215(1) Å, V = 3161.8(4) Å3, Z = 4.) Combination of the ligands with Ru(bpy)2Cl2 (where bpy is 2,2′-bipyridine) led to a mixture of diastereomers, while the use of enantiomerically pure Δ- or A-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2](dibenzoyltartrate) or Δ-Ru(CG[w-xyl])Cl2 led to almost complete stereoselectivity in the products. Circular dichroism spectra show that the complexes are composed of one helical diastereomer, with the expected absolute configuration predetermined by the chiral building block used. Additionally, 1H-NMR spectroscopy indicates C2 point group symmetry for the structures in solution, confirming the absence of ΔΔ diastereomers.