The Clarion- International Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Synthesis, characterisation and oxidative studies of some Ruthenium (VI) complexes

  • Author:
  • Ashish Malhotra
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 1 to 7

Department of Chemistry, Union Christian College, Barapani, India

*Corresponding author: malhotra.ashish116@gmail.com

Online published on 3 January, 2014.

Abstract

Complexes of Ruthenium (VI) of the type [Ru(O)2(L)2] (L = C6H5COO−, C2H5COO−, CF3COO−, CH3COO−) have been synthesized and characterised using elemental analysis, infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The complexes Sr[Ru(O)3(OH)2].xH2O, [Ru(O)2(OOCCF3)2] or [Ru(O)2(OOCC6H5)2] have been found to be good oxidizing agent for the oxidation of benzylalcohol to benzaldehyde while oxidation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone is achieved using Sr[Ru(O)3(OH)2]. The formation of different compounds have been rationalized.

Keywords

Organic substrates, oxidizing agent, ruthenium (VI)