Transition states of the 3MLCT to 3MC conversion in Ru(bpy)2(phen derivative)2+ complexes
摘要:
Electronic structures of ruthenium complexes [Ru(bpy)(2)(L)](2+) were studied by DFT calculations, where bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine and L's are 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) derivatives. They are parent (1) and eight complexes with L = 4-phenyl-phen (2), 4,7-diphenyl-phen (3), 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-phen (4), 2, 9-dimethyl-phen (5), 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-phen (6), 5-amino-phen (7), 5-methyl-phen (8), and 3-phenylethynyl-phen (9). Those complexes except 7, and 9 were prepared and characterized.Three triplet (called here (MLCT)-M-3, (MC1)-M-3 and (MC2)-M-3) states were obtained in all the complexes. (MC1)-M-3 and (MC2)-M-3 states were found to have the elongated Ru-N bonds and large spin densities on Ru2+. The geometry optimization of the triplet state of ruthenium complexes leads to the elongation of two trans Ru N bonds confirming the (MC)-M-3 character. The correlation between quantum yields and ((MLCT)-M-3 - (MC2)-M-3) energy gaps was examined and discussed. Successive conversion paths of ((MLCT)-M-3 -> (MC1)-M-3) and ((MC1)-M-3 -> (MC2)-M-3) of 1 and 5 were determined. Their activation energies were calculated to be very small. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.