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Published on: July 27, 2022
Rhenium(I)-Based Monocyclic and Bicyclic Phosphine Oxide-Coordinated Supramolecular Complexes
Bhaskaran Shankar1, Ramar Arumugam1, Palani Elumalai1
1School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Central University P.O., Hyderabad 500 046, India.
Abstract:
Neutral, flexible ditopic phosphine (P-P) or phosphine oxide (O=P-P=O) donors, rigid anionic bis-chelating oxygen donors, and Re2(CO)10 were used to assemble ten phosphine oxide (P=O)-donor-based neutral monocyclic M2LL'-, bicyclic M4L2L″-, and bicyclic M4LL'2-type supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs). A soft ditopic phosphine donor was transformed into a hard ditopic phosphine oxide donor, during the formation of the cyclic complexes 1-3, 5-6, and 9-10. Complexes 4, 7, and 8 were obtained using a hard P=O donor ligand. These SCCs were characterized using elemental analysis, FTIR, NMR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The absorption properties of 1-8 were studied using absorption UV-vis spectroscopic methods, and the results were analyzed using theoretical calculations. The results revealed that the neutral P=O donor significantly influenced the photophysical properties by enhancing the absorption coefficient in the visible region.
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