Synthesis of new CO2-soluble ruthenium(II) and cobalt(II) polypyridine complexes bearing fluorinated alkyl chains and their application to photoreduction of liq. CO2
摘要:
Eight types of new CO2-soluble or CO2-philic ruthenium(II) and cobalt(II) polypyridine complexes, namely, [M(F84OPh)(3)](BArF)(2), [M(F44OPh)(3)](BArF)(2), [M(F62Ph)(3)](BArF)(2), and [M(F62O)(3)](BArF)(2) (M = Ru or Co, BArF: tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate), were prepared from bipyridine derivatives bearing highly fluorinated alkyl chains and applied to the photoreduction of liq. CO2 under a high pressure of 6.8 MPa at 35 degrees C. All these complexes have higher philicity toward lig. CO2 than the corresponding complexes with PF6- as the counteranion. Using the Ru(II)-Co(II) systems of [M(F44OPh)(3)](BArF)(2) and [M(F62O)(3)](BArF)(2), direct photoreduction of CO2 was achieved without the use of any organic solvent. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Convenient synthesis of thiols and disulfides in the polyfluorinated series incorporating a butylic spacer
摘要:
New fluorinated thiols R-F(CH2)(p)SH and disulfides [R-F(CH2)(p)S](2) containing a butylic spacer (p=4) between the perfluorinated part and the thiol (or disulfide) function were easily obtained in good yields with a purity higher than 98%. This allows us to obtain homologues (p>4) for their use as synthetic intermediates or as constituents for molecular organized systems. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.