Harnessing redox-active ligands in functional metal complexes

Grant number: DP190100854 | Funding period: 2019 - 2022

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Abstract

This project aims to synthesise and investigate metal-based molecules that can be reversibly switched between forms with different physical properties, such as colour or electrical conductivity, upon exposure to heat, light or electrical potential. The project expects to develop compounds that offer physical properties relevant for deployment in advanced materials or nanodevices. Expected outcomes of this project include elucidation of chemical routes to tuning the switchability and candidate compounds for future applications. As well as achieving important advances in fundamental chemistry, this project should provide significant benefits, such as novel materials for molecular electronics/s..

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Modulating the electronic properties of divalent lanthanoid complexes with subtle ligand tuning

Moya AA Hay, Robert WW Gable, Colette Boskovic

2023-02-14

Five new compounds of formula [LnII(Mentpa)2](BPh4)2 (Ln = Eu, n = 0 (1-Eu), n = 2 (2-Eu) and n = 3 (3-Eu); Ln = Yb, n = 0 (1-Yb) ..

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Modulation of Charge Distribution in Cobalt-?-Diimine Complexes toward Valence Tautomerism

Moya A Hay, Jett T Janetzki, Varshini J Kumar, Robert W Gable, Rodolphe Clerac, Alyona A Starikova, Paul J Low, Colette Boskovic

2022-10-27

Valence tautomerism (VT) and spin crossover (SCO) are promising avenues for developing a range of molecular materials for sensing,..

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Rich redox-activity and solvatochromism in a family of heteroleptic cobalt complexes

Vincent L Nadurata, Moya A Hay, Jett T Janetzki, Gemma K Gransbury, Colette Boskovic

2021-11-04

The combination of redox-active metals with redox-active ligands can lead to interesting charge transfer behaviours, including val..

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Valence Tautomerism in D‐Block Complexes

Gemma K Gransbury, Colette Boskovic

2021-10-15

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A Convenient DFT-Based Strategy for Predicting Transition Temperatures of Valence Tautomeric Molecular Switches

Jett T Janetzki, F Zahra M Zahir, Robert W Gable, Wasinee Phonsri, Keith S Murray, Lars Goerigk, Colette Boskovic

2021-09-08

The ability to identify promising candidate switchable molecules computationally, prior to synthesis, represents a considerable ad..

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Switching metal complexes via intramolecular electron transfer: connections with solvatochromism

Vincent L Nadurata, Colette Boskovic

2021-04-07

Metal complexes that can exist in two different charge distributions often exhibit dramatic color changes when switched between th..

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Lanthanoid Complexes as Molecular Materials: The Redox Approach

Moya A Hay, Colette Boskovic

2021-01-14

The development of molecular materials with novel functionality offers promise for technological innovation. Switchable molecules ..

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Understanding the Origin of One- or Two-Step Valence Tautomeric Transitions in Bis(dioxolene)-Bridged Dinuclear Cobalt Complexes

Gemma K Gransbury, Brooke N Livesay, Jett T Janetzki, Moya A Hay, Robert W Gable, Matthew P Shores, Alyona Starikova, Colette Boskovic

2020-06-17

Valence tautomerism (VT) involves a reversible stimulated intramolecular electron transfer between a redox-active ligand and redox..

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