名称:
Synthesis and properties of 6,6′-dithienyl-4,4′-bipyrimidine and its hetero- and homo-leptic Ru(II) complexes
摘要:
Hetero- and homo-leptic Ru(II) complexes of a new 4,4'-bipyrimidine ligand, th(2)bpm (6,6'-di(2 ''-thienyl)-4,4'-bipyrimidine), have been synthesized and characterized. The parent ligand th2bpm has electron rich thiophene units on the periphery of a bidentate ligand which is capable of binding to metal ions. The heteroleptic complex of th(2)bpm [Ru(bpy)(2)th(2)bpm](2+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) exhibits a Ruto-bpm metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption centered at 547 nm and a Ru-to-bpy MLCT absorption centered at 438 nm. The assignment of the low energy absorption is supported by the relative ease of electrochemical reduction of the new complex as compared to [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+). The homoleptic complex, [Ru(th(2)bpm)(3)](2+), exhibits a Ru-to-bpm MLCT absorption at slightly higher energy (544 nm). Both complexes are emissive at room temperature in fluid solution and 5 is one of the lowest energy emitters based on trisbidentate Ru(II) complexes known (lambda(max) = 770 nm). The luminescence spectra is red-shifted compared to [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) and this effect is ascribed to the delocalization in the acceptor ligand. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.