Reaction of dinitrogen oxide with Pentaammineaquaruthenium(II) and isolation of Pentaammine(dinitrogen oxide)ruthenium(II) complexes

Abstract

The reaction between dinitrogen oxide and Ru(NH₃)₅OH₂²⁺ to form the dinitrogen complexes of pentaammineruthenium(II) was investigated. At high pressures of N₂O the Br, I, BF₄ and PF₆ salts of Ru(NH₃)₅N₂O²⁺ were isolated. The compounds were characterized and their aqueous chemistry compared with that of the corresponding salts of Ru(NH₃)OH₂²⁺ whose preparation and characterization are also reported here. The infrared spectra and X-ray powder patterns of the dinitrogen oxide complexes are reported.