Conformation-Dependent Electron Donation of Nido-Carborane Substituents and Its Influence on Phosphorescence of Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Complex

Autor: Kyoya Uemura, Kazuo Tanaka, Yoshiki Chujo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Crystals, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 688 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst12050688
Popis: In this work, we report the synthesis of the nido-carborane-substituted ruthenium complexes and the substituent effects of nido-carboranes on the optical properties. Initially, from the optical measurements, it is shown that deep-red phosphorescence was obtained from the synthesized molecule, and the phosphorescent quantum yields were significantly improved by loading onto a polyethylene glycol film. This result represents that nido-carborane can work as a strong electron donor and should be an effective unit for enhancing the solid-state phosphorescence of ruthenium complexes. Further, it is suggested that the electron-donating properties of the nido-carborane units and subsequently the optical properties can be tuned by controlling the conformation of the nido-carborane units with the steric substituents. We demonstrate in this study the potential of nido-carborane as a building block for constructing optical materials as well as fundamental information regarding electronic interactions with π-conjugated systems.
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