O. Sizova, O. Lubimova
2005
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Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry
Abstract
Geometrical structures of nitroso complexes trans- [Ru(NO)(NH3)4(Cl)]2+, trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(H2O)]3+, [Ru(NO)(Cyclam)(Cl)]2+(Cyclam is 1,4,8,11-tetraazocyclodecane), and [Ru(NO)(Bipy)2(Cl)]2+ (Bipy is 2,2-bipyridine) are optimized using the density functional method. The potential energy surface of all four complexes was found to contain local minima corresponding to a stable state with the η1-coordination of NO through the N atom and to two metastable isomers with the η1-O and η2-NO coordination. For [Ru(NO)Cl5)]2-, trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(Cl)]2+, and trans-[Ru(NO)(NH3)4(H2O)]3+, the lowest electronically excited triplet states are calculated, as well as the reduced complexes with one additional electron. It is shown that the electron excitation and reduction are accompanied by bending of the RuNO group with a substantial elongation of the Ru-O and N-O bonds, which makes this group unstable. These processes do not cause any significant changes in the metal or in the nitroso ligand oxidation states because of the electron density delocalization in the RuNO group.