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Remarkable rate enhancement of ligand substitution promoted by geometrical arrangement of tridentate "spectator" ligands

  • M. H.V. Huynh
  • , J. Smyth
  • , M. Wetzler
  • , B. Mort
  • , P. K. Gong
  • , L. M. Witham
  • , D. L. Jameson
  • , D. K. Geiger
  • , J. M. Lasker
  • , M. Charepoo
  • , M. Gornikiewicz
  • , J. M. Cintron
  • , G. Imahori
  • , R. R. Sanchez
  • , A. C. Marschilok
  • , L. M. Krajkowski
  • , D. G. Churchill
  • , M. R. Churchill
  • , K. J. Takeuchi
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Abstract

Stung into action: The largest rate constant to date for ligand substitution at an RuII center (110M-1S-1) was observed as a result of a hetero-scorpionate ligand effect (see picture; X = H2O, R ≠ pyrazole, M = Ru) for the substitution of H2O by CH3CN.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4469-4473
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume40
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 3 2001

Keywords

  • Kinetics
  • Ligand substitution
  • N ligands
  • Ruthenium
  • Scorpionates

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