You have prepared the complex [Ru(py) 6 ][BF 4 ] 2 (py = pyridine). (a) What information

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You have prepared the complex [Ru(py)6][BF4]2 (py = pyridine). 

(a) What information can you obtain from the elemental analysis? 

(b) How would you confirm the presence of the [BF4]‾ ion? 

(c) How would you confirm that all the pyridine ligands were in the same environment in solution? 

(d) How would you confirm the presence of an octahedral [Ru(py)6]2+ ion in the solid state? 

(e) What would you expect to see in the ESI mass spectrum of [Ru(py)6][BF4]2?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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