Chemistry Faculty Scholarship
Title
Effect of intraligand π-delocalization on the photophysical properties of two new Ru(II) complexes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Publication Title
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Publisher
elsevier
Keywords
Ruthenium complex, Excited state, Emission, Transient absorption
Abstract
Two new Ru(II) complexes, [Ru(bpy)2(1-COO-iqu)]+ (2; bpy = 2,2_-bipyridine, 1-COO-iqu− = isoquinoline- 1-carboxylate) and [Ru(bpy)2(3-COO-iqu)]+ (3; 3-COO-iqu− = isoquinoline-3-carboxylate), were prepared and their crystal structures solved. The ground and excited state properties of 2 and 3 were characterized and compared to those of [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (1). The presence of the oxygen atom in the Ru(II) coordination sphere makes 2 and 3 easier to oxidize than 1. The Ru→bpy MLCT absorption and emission of 2 and 3 are red-shifted relative to that of 1 in CH2Cl2, and the E00 energies were estimated to be 1.89 eV and 1.95 eV from the low temperature emission of 2 and 3, resulting in excited state oxidation potentials of −1.03V and −1.10V vs SCE, respectively. In addition to the short-lived emissive 3MLCT state, a longlived species is observed in the transient absorption of 3 in DMSO (Ƭ=49μs) and pyridine (Ƭ =44μs), assigned to a solvent-coordinated complex. This intermediate is not observed for 3 in non-polar solvents or for 2. The absence of the solvent coordinated intermediate in 2 is explained by the stronger Ru–O bond afforded by the lower conjugation in that extends onto the carboxylic acid in the 1-COO-iquo−ligand, compared to that in the 3-COO-iqu−ligand in 3. Transient absorption experiments also show that the 3MLCT excited state of 3 is able to reduce methyl viologen.
First Page
100
Last Page
107
Volume
Volume 217
Issue
1
Repository Citation
Johnston, Dean H., "Effect of intraligand π-delocalization on the photophysical properties of two new Ru(II) complexes" (2011). Chemistry Faculty Scholarship. 7.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/chem_fac/7
DOI
10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.09.025
Version
Post-Print
Peer Reviewed
1