ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE EVIDENCE FOR SEMIQUINONE RADICAL IN THE CLEAVAGE OF CATECHOL BY SCHIFF BASE COMPLEX OF Ru(III) IN AQUEOUS SURFACTANT MICELLE

Authors

  • OKHIL K MEDHI Department of Chemistry, Guwahati University, Guwahati, India
  • PRADYUT SARMA Department of Chemistry, Guwahati University, Guwahati, India
  • PRABIN K BORUAH Department of Chemistry, Guwahati University, Guwahati, India
  • SONTARA KONWAR BORUAH Department of Chemistry, Guwahati University, Guwahati, India

Keywords:

3,5‐ditertiary butyl catechol, Semiquinone radical, Cyclic voltammogram, Sodiumdodecyl sulphate

Abstract

Binding of 3,5‐ditertiarybutyl catechol to Ru(III)(Salen) in aqueous solution of SDS micelle produce [Ru(III)(Salen)(DTBC)]‐ adduct. The redox
potential of the DTBSQ/DTBC couple was found at ‐0.234V versus Ag‐AgCl reference in aqueous micelles. EPR spectra in aqueous solution and
under anaerobic condition show the presence of a semiquinone radical (DTBSQ). The Ru(II)‐DTBSQ complex is susceptible to attack by molecular
oxygen leading to an extradiol cleavage product which, after further reaction, give 4,6‐ditertiarybutyl‐2‐pyrone as the final product.

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Published

01-01-2011

How to Cite

MEDHI, O. K., P. SARMA, P. K. BORUAH, and S. K. BORUAH. “ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE EVIDENCE FOR SEMIQUINONE RADICAL IN THE CLEAVAGE OF CATECHOL BY SCHIFF BASE COMPLEX OF Ru(III) IN AQUEOUS SURFACTANT MICELLE”. International Journal of Chemistry Research, vol. 2, no. 2, Jan. 2011, pp. 35-39, https://ijcr.info/index.php/journal/article/view/33.

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011

Section

Research Article
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