1. Unexpected reversible pyrazine based methylation in a Ru(II) complex bearing a pyrazin-2'-yl-1,2,4-triazolato ligand and its effect on acid/base and photophysical properties.
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Brennan C, Draksharapu A, Browne WR, McGarvey JJ, Vos JG, and Pryce MT
- Subjects
- Acid-Base Equilibrium, Ligands, Methylation, Molecular Structure, Organometallic Compounds chemical synthesis, Photochemical Processes, Stereoisomerism, Organometallic Compounds chemistry, Pyrazines chemistry, Ruthenium chemistry, Triazoles chemistry
- Abstract
The regioselective methylation of a ruthenium polypyridyl complex bearing both a 1,2,4-triazolato and a pyrazine moiety is reported. In contrast to previous studies in which methylation of the 1,2,4-triazolato ring was observed, in the present system methylation takes place exclusively at the non-coordinated nitrogen of the pyrazine ring. The monomethylation is confirmed by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and ESI-MS and the electronic properties of the methylated complexes are studied by UV/vis absorption, emission, surface enhanced, resonance and transient resonance Raman spectroscopy. Ligand deuteriation is used to simplify the (1)H NMR spectra and to assign definitively the Raman spectra. Acid-base studies show that the triazolato ring of the N-methylated complexes can be protonated at low pH and that at high pH the N-methyl group can be deprotonated reversibly. Furthermore it is shown that under conditions where the methyl group is deprotonated, demethylation occurs to recover the initial complex.
- Published
- 2013
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