Abstract
A series of (aryldiazovinylidene)ruthenium complex salts of general formula [Ru(CCPhNNAr)(PPh3)2(η-C5H5)][X] has been synthesized. The Kurtz method was used to investigate their effectiveness in second harmonic generation, and revealed efficiencies up to that of a urea reference standard. An X-ray structural study of the complex exhibiting the strongest response, [Ru(CCPhNNC6H4OMe-4)(PPh3)2(η-C5H5)][BF4]·CH2Cl2 revealed that the material packs centrosymmetrically, suggesting that the observed moderate bulk χ(2) responses arise from large molecular β responses and some crystal mispacking.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-199 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 471 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 May 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |