Issue 8, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Catalytic reactions of chlorite with a polypyridylruthenium(ii) complex: disproportionation, chlorine dioxide formation and alcohol oxidation†

Zongmin Hu,abc   Hongxia Du,ac   Wai-Lun Man,a   Chi-Fai Leung,a   Haojun Liangbc  and  Tai-Chu Lau*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
E-mail: bhtclau@cityu.edu.hk
Fax: +852 3442 0522

b Advanced Laboratory of Environmental Research and Technology (ALERT), Joint Advanced Research Center, USTC-CityU, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China

c CAS Key Laboratory of Soft matter Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

Abstract

cis-[Ru(2,9-Me2phen)2(OH2)2]2+ reacts readily with chlorite at room temperature at pH 4.9 and 6.8. The ruthenium(II) complex can catalyze the disproportionation of chlorite to chlorate and chloride, the oxidation of chlorite to chlorine dioxide, as well as the oxidation of alcohols by chlorite.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic reactions of chlorite with a polypyridylruthenium(ii) complex: disproportionation, chlorine dioxide formation and alcohol oxidation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC15860K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Sep 2011
Accepted
24 Oct 2011
First published
07 Nov 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 1102-1104

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Catalytic reactions of chlorite with a polypyridylruthenium(II) complex: disproportionation, chlorine dioxide formation and alcohol oxidation

Z. Hu, H. Du, W. Man, C. Leung, H. Liang and T. Lau, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1102 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC15860K

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