Organometallic complexes for nonlinear optics: Part 20. Syntheses and molecular quadratic hyperpolarizabilities of alkynyl complexes derived from (E)-4,4′-HCCC6H4N=NC6H4NO 2

Andrew M. McDonagh*, Nigel T. Lucas, Marie P. Cifuentes, Mark G. Humphrey, Stephan Houbrechts, André Persoons

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    Abstract

    The syntheses of the alkyne (E)-4,4′-HCCC6H4N=NC6H4NO 2 (1) and alkynyl complexes LnM{(E)-4,4′-CCC6H4N=NC6H 4NO2} [LnM=trans-[RuCl(dppm)2] (2), Ru(PPh3)2(η-C5H5) (3), Au(PPh3) (4)] are reported. A structural study of 2 reveals E stereochemistry about the azo-linkage. Electrochemical data for the ruthenium complexes reveal that the azo-linkage in complexes 2 and 3 perturbs the metal-centred oxidation potential compared to all other alkynyl complexes of similar composition. Quadratic optical nonlinearities by hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) at 1064 nm are very large for 2 and 3, but resonance-enhanced. Comparison of HRS data for 4 with those of Au{(E)-4,4′-CCC6H4X=CHC6H 4NO2}(PPh3) (X=CH, N) reveals that complex 4 has a significantly larger quadratic nonlinearity than its ene- or imino-linked analogues.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)184-192
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
    Volume605
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Jul 2000

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