Redox Behavior of New Ru–Dioxolene–Ammine Complexes and Catalytic Activity toward Electrochemical Oxidation of Alcohol under Mild Conditions
The new Ru-dioxolene-ammine complexes, [Ru I I (NH 3 )-(sq)(trpy)](ClO 4 ) (1, sq = 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzosemiquinone, trpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) and [Ru I I I (NH3)(sq)(trpy)]-(ClO 4 ) 2 (2), were prepared. They havean ability to oxidize MeOH and i-PrOH catalytically under very mild conditions such as the electrolysis at 0V (vs SCE) in CH 2 Cl 2 .