%0 Journal Article
%T Synthesis of a ¡®4+1¡¯ Re(V) complex from Re(III), and its disproportionation to Re(IV) and Re(VII)
%A P. Mayer
%A N.C. Yumata
%A T.I.A. Gerber
%A A. Abrahams
%J Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%D 2010
%I Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%X The distorted octahedral oxorhenium(V) complex [ReOCl(had)] (1) (H2had = N,N-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)-2-(2-aminoethyl)dimethylamine) was prepared from the oxidation of [ReCl3(MeCN)(PPh3)2] by dioxygen in the presence of H2had in ethanol. This reaction was done under reflux conditions for a relatively short reaction time of an hour. However, increasing the reaction period to seven days led to the disproportionation of 1 to [ReIVCl(had)(PPh3)](ReVIIO4) (2). Both compounds were characterized by infra-red spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.   KEY WORDS: Oxidation, Rhenium(III), Oxorhenium(V), Disproportionation, X-ray structures    Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2010, 24(3), 411-416.
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