Abstract
Trinuclear Ru cluster photocatalysts that contain two Ru(II) photosensitizers and a Ru(II) reaction center are prepared, and their activity in the photocatalytic oxygenation of a sufide and alkenes is investigated. Photoirradiation (visible light) and the use of a Co salt ([Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2, as an electron acceptor) are found to be essential for these catalytic reactions. The O atom of the water solvent (pH 6.8) is transferred to the substrate by a stepwise electron transfer and deprotonation of an aqua ligand at the reaction center. Through these processes, the aqua ligand coordinated at the reaction center is converted to a Ru(V)═O species, which is the active intermediate in the sulfide and alkene oxygenation.
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