Research Article

Lipophilicity Assessment of Ruthenium(II)-Arene Complexes by the Means of Reversed-Phase Thin-Layer Chromatography and DFT Calculations

Table 5

Selected average bond lengths (Å) and valence angles (°) for available crystallographic data (a) and comparison with DFT energy-minimized structures (b).

Comp.Bond lengths (Å)Valence angles (°)
M–CM–ClM–NM–OO–M–NO–M–ClN–M–ClCl–M–Cl

Ru-1
 a2.182.402.1386.087.0
 b2.192.372.0584.888.7
Ru-7
 a2.182.412.102.1077.986.785.3
 b2.192.372.032.0478.888.681.9
Ru-9
 a2.19
2.40
2.16
2.0976.983.785.2
 b2.182.372.042.0379.186.682.8
Ru-10
 a2.192.422.102.0978.085.285.2
 b2.182.372.042.0379.186.682.8