Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Study of Tetradentate Ruthenium-Schiff Base Complexes: Dioxygen Activation with a Cytochrome P450 Model Using 1- or 2-Methylimidazole as Axial Bases

Table 6

Electrochemical characteristics giving the electrocatalytic currents 𝐼_pc(O₂)/𝐼_pc(N₂).

Complex	𝑣 (mV s^−1)	−𝐸pc1 (mV/SCE)	𝐼pc(O𝟐) (μA)	𝐼pc(N2) (μA)	𝐼pc(O2)/𝐼pc(N2)
Electrochemical characteristics of the Ru(III)-complexes
With 1-methylimidazole
2	10	680	080.00^a	03.50	22.85
	100	710	086.00^a	12.00	07.16
3	10	600	060.00^a	06.00	10.00
	100	660	067.00^a	16.00	04.20
	With 2-methylimidazole
2	10	680	140.00	03.80	36.84
	100	710	136.00	12.80	10.62
3	10	600	075.00	06.40	11.72
	100	660	073.00	18.70	04.00

^a𝐼_pc=(𝐼_pc1+𝐼_pc2).