Ligand effects on the chemistry of (oxo)ruthenium, (clathrochelate)metal (metal = iron, cobalt, ruthenium) and (nitro)ruthenium complexes

Ligand effects can dramatically affect the properties of transition metal complexes and this dissertation examines some manifestations of ligand effects. The ligand effects of the 2,2;The ligand effects on the geometry of transition metal clathrochelate complexes are also examined. Six coordinate geometries, which range from trigonal prismatic to octahedral, are determined primarily by ligand steric (rigidity, cavity size, bite angles and intraligand repulsions) and electronic (LFSE and ;Next, the spectator ligand effects (steric and electronic) on the decomposition of (nitro)ruthenium(III) complexes are discussed. The nitro ligand is unstable in the (nitro)ruthenium(III) system, so to develop stable complexes, the factors that affect the decomposition must be understood. The decomposition for a series of complexes with the form trans- (Ru(NO...