Structural and nonlinear optical properties of aligned heterotrinuclear [RuII-(Spacer)-MII-(Spacer)-RuII] Complexes (M=Pd, Pt; spacer=4-ethynylpyridine)

Qingchun Ge, Gulliver T. Dalton, Mark G. Humphrey, Marek Samoc, T. S.Andy Hor

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    Abstract

    Lewis addition between the metalloligand [RuCpACHTUNGTRENUNG(C≡Cpy-4) ACHTUNGTRENUNG(dppf)] (1) (dppf=(C5H4PPh2) 2Fe) and MCl2 ACHTUNGTRENUNG(CH3CN)2 gives [RuCpACHTUNGTRENUNG(C≡Cpy-4)-ACHTUNGTRENUNG(dppf)] 2ACHTUNGTRENUNG[MCl2] (M=Pd (2) and Pt (3)), all of which have been spectroscopically and crystallographically characterized. The mixed-metal adducts show the d6-d8-d6 metal alignment maintained by the trans disposition of the directionally rigid 4-ethynylpyridine at the centrosymmetric square-planar metal center. Electrochemical studies of these and the related known complexes trans-[RuClACHTUNGTRENUNG(C≡Cpy-4)ACHTUNGTRENUNG(dppm)2] (4) and [trans-RuClACHTUNGTRENUNG(C≡Cpy-4)-ACHTUNGTRENUNG(dppm)2] 2ACHTUNGTRENUNG[MCl2] (dppm=Ph2PCH 2PPh2) (M=Pd (5) and Pt (6)) suggest that the spacer-linked heterotrinuclear network is able to stabilize the oxidized RuIII better than the metalloligand precursor. Cubic nonlinear optical responses are also generally higher for the heterometallic complexes. The greal value of the PdRu2 dppm complex 5 is among the largest for linear organometallic complexes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)998-1005
    Number of pages8
    JournalChemistry - An Asian Journal
    Volume4
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2009

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