Two new redox-active macrocycles 2 and 3 have been prepared based on an 18-membered S4N2–donor ring conjugated to one or two CpCo(dithiolene) redox/chromophore units respectively. Cyclic voltammetry for 2 showed one reversible reduction process at −0.29 V and EPR spectroscopy of the reduced form indicated a significant degree of delocalisation of the unpaired electron. The compound 2 showed an intense low-energy absorption at 675 nm (in CH2Cl2) that was shown to shift to higher energy during electrochemical reduction. Interaction of 2 with guest Ag(I) ions was followed by monitoring changes in the electrochemical and spectroscopic behaviour with sequential additions of the guest metal ion and by electrochemistry at a silver electrode. UV/Vis spectroscopic results indicated a strong interaction of Ag(I) with 2 involving large changes in the electronic nature of the macrocycle chromophore. Cyclic voltammetry also indicated interaction between 2 and Ag(I) and suggested the involvement of a film containing 2 on the electrode surface.
基于18元S4N2供体环与一个或两个CpCo(二
硫烯)氧化还原/发色团单元分别共轭,制备了两种新的氧化还原活性大环化合物2和3。循环伏安法对化合物2的测试显示,在−0.29 V处有一个可逆的还原过程,而其还原形式的电子顺磁共振光谱表明未成对电子有明显的离域化程度。化合物2在675 nm(在
CH2Cl2中)处显示出强烈的低能量吸收,这一吸收在电
化学还原过程中显示出向更高能量的位移。通过监测客体Ag(I)离子逐次添加时电
化学和光谱行为的改变,以及在
银电极上的电
化学行为,追踪了化合物2与客体Ag(I)离子的相互作用。紫外/可见光谱结果表明,Ag(I)与化合物2之间存在强烈的相互作用,涉及大环发色团电子性质的显著变化。循环伏安法也表明化合物2与Ag(I)之间存在相互作用,并暗示电极表面可能涉及含有化合物2的薄膜。