A novel ruthenium(II)-cobaloxime supramolecular complex for photocatalytic H2 evolution: synthesis, characterisation and mechanistic studies.

ABSTRACT: We report the synthesis and characterization of novel mixed-metal binuclear ruthenium(II)-cobalt(II) photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution in acidic acetonitrile. First, 2-(2'-pyridyl)benzothiazole (pbt), 1, was reacted with RuCl(3)·xH(2)O to produce [Ru(pbt)(2)Cl(2)]·0.25CH(3)COCH(3), 2, which was then reacted with 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (phendione), 3, in order to produce [Ru(pbt)(2)(phendione)](PF(6))(2)·4H(2)O, 4. Compound 4 was then reacted with 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde in order to produce [Ru(pbt)(2)(L-pyr)](PF(6))(2)·9.5H(2)O, 5 (where L-pyr = (4-pyridine)oxazolo[4,5-f]phenanthroline). Compound 5 was then reacted with [Co(dmgBF(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)] (where dmgBF(2) = difluoroboryldimethylglyoximato) in order to produce the mixed-metal binuclear complex, [Ru(pbt)(2)(L-pyr)Co(dmgBF

SUBMITTER: Cropek DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3482109 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature