Zn. Darocha et al., REDUCTION OF THE AMIDO-BONDED (2-PICOLINAMIDO)PENTAAMMINERUTHENIUM(III) FOLLOWED BY FORMATION OF CIS-(2-PICOLINAMIDE)TETRAAMMINERUTHENIUM(II), Inorganic chemistry, 33(21), 1994, pp. 4619-4620
[(NH3)(5)Ru-III(2-NCpy)], obtained from electrochemical oxidation of t
he Ru(II) complex, undergoes hydrolysis to the amido-bonded [Ru-III(NH
C(O)-2-py)]. The electrochemical reduction of this latter complex to R
u(II) is followed by an aquation reaction to form [R(II)(NH3)(5)(OH2)]
and free picolinamide and a chelation reaction to form cis-[R(II)-(NH
3)(4)(2-pica)] with the displacement of one cis ammonia.