Oxidation of hydrocarbons by mono- and dinuclear ruthenium quinone complexes via hydrogen atom abstraction

Tohru Wada, Kiyoshi Tsuge, Koji Tanaka

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Abstract

Deprotonation and two-electron oxidation of [RuII2(OH)2(Q)2(btpyan)]2+ (Q = 3,6-di(tert-butyl)-1,2-quinone, btpyan = 1,8-bis(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridyl)anthracene) was converted to bis(ruthenium-oxo) complex [Ru112(O)2(Q)2(btpyan)]2+ , which oxidized 1,3-cychrohexadiene and 1,2-dihydronaphtalene to corresponding aromatic compounds in the presence of AgClO4 and t-BuOK. On the other hand, mononuclear complex [RuII(OH2)(Q)(Ph-terpy)]2+ (Ph-terpy = 4′-phenyl-2,2′: 6′,2″-terpyridine, [2]2+) was converted to [RuII(OH)(Q)(Phterpy)]2+ under the similar conditions, but displayed the low activity for the oxidation compared with the dinuclear complex [1]2+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)910-911
Number of pages2
JournalChemistry Letters
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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