Unconventional mixed‐valent complexes of ruthenium and osmium

W Kaim, GK Lahiri - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments have helped to extend the repertoire of mixed‐valent ruthenium and
osmium complexes beyond conventional systems. This extension has been achieved by …

Mixed valency in ruthenium complexes—Coordinative aspects

W Kaim, B Sarkar - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
The metal–metal interaction in ligand-bridged diruthenium (II, III) complex intermediates is
commonly characterized by using the redox potential difference, usually converted to the …

Manifestations of noninnocent ligand behavior

W Kaim - Inorganic Chemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
The potential of redox-active ligands to behave “noninnocently” in transition-metal
coordination compounds is reflected with respect to various aspects and situations. These …

Intramolecular Valence and Spin Interaction in meso and rac Diastereomers of a p-Quinonoid-Bridged Diruthenium Complex

D Kumbhakar, B Sarkar, S Maji, SM Mobin… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The complexes meso-and rac-[(acac) 2Ru (μ-L) Ru (acac) 2] n, 1 and 2, where L2−= 1, 4-
dioxido-2, 3-bis (3, 5-dimethylpyrazol-1′-yl) benzene and acac−= 2, 4-pentanedionato …

Preparation of (η5-C5Me5)2Th(bipy) and Its Reactivity toward Small Molecules

P Yang, E Zhou, B Fang, G Hou, G Zi… - Organometallics, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reduction of (η5-C5Me5) 2ThCl2 (1) with potassium graphite (KC8) in the presence of 2,
2′-bipyridine forms the thorium bipy metallocene (η5-C5Me5) 2Th (bipy)(2) in good yield …

Evidence for Bidirectional Noninnocent Behavior of a Formazanate Ligand in Ruthenium Complexes

A Mandal, B Schwederski, J Fiedler, W Kaim… - Inorganic …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Redox series of the complexes [Ru (L)(L′) 2] n, L= 1, 5-diphenyl-3-(4-tolyl)-formazanate
and L′= 2, 4-pentanedionate (acac–), 2, 2′-bipyridine (bpy), or 2-phenylazopyridine …

A bipyridyl thorium metallocene: synthesis, structure and reactivity

W Ren, H Song, G Zi, MD Walter - Dalton Transactions, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis, structure and reactivity of a new bipy thorium metallocene have been studied.
The reduction of the thorium chloride metallocene [η5-1, 3-(Me3C) 2C5H3] 2ThCl2 (1) with …

Application of a Structure/Oxidation‐State Correlation to Complexes of Bridging Azo Ligands

A Das, TM Scherer, SM Mobin, W Kaim… - … –A European Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Based on data from more than 40 crystal structures of metal complexes with azo‐based
bridging ligands (2, 2′‐azobispyridine, 2, 2′‐azobis (5‐chloropyrimidine), azodicarbonyl …

Small-molecule activation mediated by a uranium bipyridyl metallocene

L Zhang, C Zhang, G Hou, G Zi, MD Walter - Organometallics, 2017 - ACS Publications
Addition of potassium graphite (KC8) to a solution of (η5-C5Me5) 2UCl2 (1) and 2, 2′-
bipyridine (bipy) gives the uranium bipyridyl metallocene (η5-C5Me5) 2U (bipy)(2) in good …

Valence-State Alternatives in Diastereoisomeric Complexes [(acac)2Ru(μ-QL)Ru(acac)2]n (QL2− = 1,4-Dioxido-9,10-anthraquinone,n = +2, +1, 0, −1, −2)

S Maji, B Sarkar, SM Mobin, J Fiedler… - Inorganic …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The title complexes were obtained in neutral form (n= 0) as rac (1) and meso isomers (2). 2
was crystallized for X-ray diffraction and its temperature-dependent magnetism studied. It …