Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Chelating Ligands Containing Benzoxazole and Benzothiazole Subunits: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystallography, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry

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doi:10.1071/CH08021

Ruthenium(ii) Complexes of Chelating Ligands Containing Benzoxazole and Benzothiazole Subunits: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystallography, Spectroscopy, and Electrochemistry

Chris Richardson ^A, F. Richard Keene ^B, Peter J. Steel ^A ^C

^A Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
^B School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
^C Corresponding author. Email: peter.steel@canterbury.ac.nz





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Australian Journal of Chemistry 61(3) 183–188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH08021
Submitted: 21 January 2008 Accepted: 6 March 2008 Published online: 26 March 2008

Abstract

Bis(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(ii) complexes of four chelating ligands that contain benzoxazole or benzothiazole rings have been prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, visible absorption spectroscopy, electrochemical measurements and, in two cases, by X-ray crystallography. The incorporation of these ring systems has a marked effect on the electronic properties of the resulting complexes.