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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Synthesis and characterization of a trisheteroleptic Ru(II) -based molecular switch
Katharina Monczak1, Katrin Peuntinger, Dieter Sorsche
1Universität Ulm, Anorganische Chemie I, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm (Germany).
Abstract:
The synthesis of a trisheteroleptic ruthenium complex [Ru(tb)(dppz)(tmbiH2 )][PF6 ]2 (tb=4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, dppz=dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazin, tmbiH2 =5,6,5',6'-tetramethyl-2,2'-bibenzimidazole) is described. In addition, the structural characterisation by means of 1D, 2D (1) H NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, along with determination of the solid-state structure of the important precursor Ru(tb)(dppz)Cl2 , supports the proposed octahedral coordination geometry. The capability of tmbiH2 to form hydrogen bonds is corroborated by the solid-state structure. The photochemical characteristics of this complex can be described as a combination of the "light switch" effects, which are either attributed to the dppz or to the tmbiH2 ligand. To illustrate the molecule's double switchable features, steady-state absorption and emission measurements were performed, which include the determination of the quantum yield and the pKa values of the acidic protons of the tmbiH2 ligand. Notably, the emission lifetimes are sensitive to the solvents used. This phenomenon is due to a proton-coupled deactivation of the excited metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) state of the complex.
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