Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.12, 1596-1597, 2004
Redox behavior of new Ru-dioxolene-ammine complexes and catalytic activity toward electrochemical oxidation of alcohol under mild conditions
The new Ru-dioxolene-ammine complexes, [Ru-II(NH3)-(sq)(trpy)](ClO4) (1, sq = 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoseiniquinone, trpy = 2,2:6,2"-terpyridine) and [Ru-III(NH3)(sq)(trpy)](ClO4)(2) (2), were prepared. They have an ability to oxidize MeOH and i-PrOH catalytically under very mild conditions such as the electrolysis at 0V (vs SCE) in CH2Cl2.