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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Synthesis of Amphiphilic Ru(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene: Relevance of the
Maxence Urbani1,2,3, María Medel4, Sangeeta Amit Kumar5,6
1Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid (Spain). maxence.urbani@uam.es.
Abstract:
The detailed synthesis and characterization of four ruthenium(II) complexes [RuLL'(NCS)2 ] is reported, in which L represents a 2,2'-bipyridine ligand functionalized at the 4,4' positions with benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene derivatives (BDT) and L' is 2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid unit (dcbpy) (NCS=isothiocyanate). The reaction conditions were adapted and optimized for the preparation of these amphiphilic complexes with a strong lipophilic character. The photovoltaic performances of these complexes were tested in TiO2 dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) achieving efficiencies in the range of 3-4.5 % under simulated one sun illumination (AM1.5G).
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