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Mononuclear Ru(II) PolyPyridyl Water Oxidation Catalysts Decorated with Perfluoroalkyl C 8 H 17 ‐Tag Bearing Chains
Author(s) -
Tatikonda Rajendhraprasad,
Cametti Massimo,
Kalenius Elina,
Famulari Antonino,
Rissanen Kari,
Haukka Matti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201900579
Subject(s) - chemistry , catalysis , amphiphile , solid state , spectroscopy , oxidation state , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , crystallography , diffraction , ruthenium , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , physics , quantum mechanics , optics , polymer
A set of novel polypyridyl Ru(II) complexes 1–7 , decorated with one, two or three C 8 F 17 tags have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, UV/Vis spectroscopy and, in the case of series of complexes 1–3 , 5 and 7 by X‐ray diffraction on single crystals. Solid state structures of 3 , 5 and 7 were also subjected to computational DFT study in order to gain insights into the effect of a different number of perfluorinated tags on their stability in the solid‐state. The complexes are stable in solution under strongly oxidative conditions, do keep catalytic activity in their aquo forms ( 1′‐7′ ) comparing well with parent complex 8′ , and their amphiphilic nature could allow for their incorporation in fluorous media and interfaces.