TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic structure of oxidized complexes derived from cis-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ and its photoisomerization mechanism
AU - Planas, Nora
AU - Vigara, Laura
AU - Cady, Clyde
AU - Miró, Pere
AU - Huang, Ping
AU - Hammarström, Leif
AU - Styring, Stenbjörn
AU - Leidel, Nils
AU - Dau, Holger
AU - Haumann, Michael
AU - Gagliardi, Laura
AU - Cramer, Christopher J.
AU - Llobet, Antoni
PY - 2011/11/7
Y1 - 2011/11/7
N2 - The geometry and electronic structure of cis-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ and its higher oxidation state species up formally to Ru VI have been studied by means of UV-vis, EPR, XAS, and DFT and CASSCF/CASPT2 calculations. DFT calculations of the molecular structures of these species show that, as the oxidation state increases, the Ru-O bond distance decreases, indicating increased degrees of Ru-O multiple bonding. In addition, the O-Ru-O valence bond angle increases as the oxidation state increases. EPR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations indicate that low-spin configurations are favored for all oxidation states. Thus, cis-[Ru IV(bpy) 2(OH) 2] 2+ (d 4) has a singlet ground state and is EPR-silent at low temperatures, while cis-[Ru V(bpy) 2(O)(OH)] 2+ (d 3) has a doublet ground state. XAS spectroscopy of higher oxidation state species and DFT calculations further illuminate the electronic structures of these complexes, particularly with respect to the covalent character of the O-Ru-O fragment. In addition, the photochemical isomerization of cis-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ to its trans-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ isomer has been fully characterized through quantum chemical calculations. The excited-state process is predicted to involve decoordination of one aqua ligand, which leads to a coordinatively unsaturated complex that undergoes structural rearrangement followed by recoordination of water to yield the trans isomer. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
AB - The geometry and electronic structure of cis-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ and its higher oxidation state species up formally to Ru VI have been studied by means of UV-vis, EPR, XAS, and DFT and CASSCF/CASPT2 calculations. DFT calculations of the molecular structures of these species show that, as the oxidation state increases, the Ru-O bond distance decreases, indicating increased degrees of Ru-O multiple bonding. In addition, the O-Ru-O valence bond angle increases as the oxidation state increases. EPR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations indicate that low-spin configurations are favored for all oxidation states. Thus, cis-[Ru IV(bpy) 2(OH) 2] 2+ (d 4) has a singlet ground state and is EPR-silent at low temperatures, while cis-[Ru V(bpy) 2(O)(OH)] 2+ (d 3) has a doublet ground state. XAS spectroscopy of higher oxidation state species and DFT calculations further illuminate the electronic structures of these complexes, particularly with respect to the covalent character of the O-Ru-O fragment. In addition, the photochemical isomerization of cis-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ to its trans-[Ru II(bpy) 2(H 2O) 2] 2+ isomer has been fully characterized through quantum chemical calculations. The excited-state process is predicted to involve decoordination of one aqua ligand, which leads to a coordinatively unsaturated complex that undergoes structural rearrangement followed by recoordination of water to yield the trans isomer. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
U2 - 10.1021/ic201686c
DO - 10.1021/ic201686c
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 11134
EP - 11142
IS - 21
ER -