MONO- AND BINUCLEAR RUTHENIUM(II) TRIFLUOROACETATO COMPLEXES CONTAINING MONODENTATE CO-LIGANDS

The syntheses of new dinuclear and mononuclear complexes of RuII trifluoroacetate containing monodentate co-ligands, namely [Ru2(μ-O2CCF3)4L2] (L = py, 2-Mepy or 3-Mepy); trans-[Ru(O2CCF3)2L4] (L = 2-Mepy or 3-Mepy); [Ru(O2CCF3)(PPh3)4](O2CCF3) and [Ru(O2CCF3)2(CO)(MPh3)3] (M = P or As), are described. The complexes have been characterized by physical and electrochemical studies.