Abstract

Eiza Shimizu¹ and Derrick Ethelbhert Yu^1,2

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/340664

Partially-oxidized di-axially ligated Ruthenium(III) phthalocyanine crystalline salts are deemed to be highly conducting molecular solids with giant negative magnetoresistance. Solubility as a prerequisite for crystallization has always been a challenge especially in Ruthenium complexes. This paper presents the synthesis of highly soluble potassium dithiocyanato(phthalocyaninato(-2))ruthenium(III) salt from the poorly soluble dibromo(phthalocyaninato(-1))ruthenium(III) radical complex. The synthesis involves the reduction of the Phthalocyanine ligand and substitution of axial ligands utilizing potassium thiocyanide to afford the product.

Axially-Ligated Ruthenium(III) Phthalocyanine; Molecular Conductor

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