
%0 Journal Article
%A Dwyer, FP 
%A Goodwin, HA 
%A Gyarfas, EC 
%T Mono- and Bis-(2,2'-bipyridine) and -(1,10-phenanthroline) Chelates of Ruthenium and Osmium. II. Bischelates of Bivalent and Tervalent Ruthenium
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1963/08/01
%V 16
%N 4
%P 544-548
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9630544
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9630544 
%X Bis(phenanthro1ine) and bis(bipyridine)ruthenium(~~) chelates have been prepared by the pyrolysis, at 300°C, of phenanthrolinium tetrachlorophenanthrolineruthenate(III) and bipyridinium tetrachlorobipyridineruthenate(III). In the complexes [RuB2Cl2] the chelating base molecules are firmly bound but the chlorine atoms are replaceable by a variety of ligands such as water, pyridine, or acetylacetone. The complexes are spin-paired and show no tendency to disproportionation to the tris complexes, under normal experimental conditions. 
