Journal article
Dinuclear Ruthenium Complex Based on a π-Extended Bridging Ligand with Redox-Active Tetrathiafulvalene and 1,10-Phenanthroline Units
B Chen, ZP Lv, C Hua, CF Leong, F Tuna, DM D'Alessandro, D Collison, JL Zuo
Inorganic Chemistry | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2016
Abstract
The synthesis of a π-extended bridging ligand with both redox-active tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) units, namely, bis(1,10-phenanthro[5,6-b])tetrathiafulvalene (BPTTF), was realized via a self-coupling reaction. Using this ligand and Ru(tbbpy)2Cl2 (tbbpy = 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine), the dinuclear ruthenium(II) compound [{Ru(tbbpy)2}2(BPTTF)](PF6)4 (1) has been obtained by microwave-assisted synthesis. Structural characterization of 1 revealed a crossed arrangement of the TTF moieties on adjacent dimers within the crystal structure. The optical and redox properties of 1 were investigated using electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical, electron paramagnetic r..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program (Grant 2013CB922101), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 91433113), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant BK20130054), and the Australian Research Council (Grant DP110101671). We also acknowledge support from the EPSRC National UK EPR Research Facility and Service at the University of Manchester.