Organometallic complexes for nonlinear optics. 15. Molecular quadratic hyperpolarizabilities of trans-bis{bis(diphenylphosphino)methane}ruthenium σ-aryl- and σ-pyridyl-acetylides: X-ray crystal structure of trans-[Ru(2-CCC5H3N-5-NO2)Cl(dppm)2]
作者:Raina H Naulty、Andrew M McDonagh、Ian R Whittall、Marie P Cifuentes、Mark G Humphrey、Stephan Houbrechts、Joachim Maes、André Persoons、Graham A Heath、David C.R Hockless
DOI:10.1016/s0022-328x(98)00573-7
日期:1998.7
The complexes trans-[Ru(2-C=CC5H3N-5-R)Cl(dppm)(2)] [R = H (6), NO2 (7)] have been prepared and 7 has been structurally characterized; comparison with the structural study of trans-[Ru(4-C=CC6H4NO2)Cl(dppm)(2)] (3) reveals a decrease in Ru-C(I) distance and increase in Ru-Cl(1) distance, consistent with stronger sigma-bonding by the nitropyridylalkynyl ligand in 7 compared to the nitrophenylalkynyl ligand in 3. Electrochemical data for 3, 6, 7, precursor dichloro complexes [RuCl2(dppm)(2)] [cis (1a), trans (1b)], and related alkynyl complexes trans-[Ru(4-C=CC6H4R)Cl(dppm)(2)] [R=H (2), 4-C6H4NO2 (4), (E)-4CH=CHC6H4NO2 (5)] have been determined by cyclic voltammetry. Introduction of nitro substituent in progressing from 2 to 3 or 6 to 7 leads to a substantial increase in E degrees(Ru)(II/III), most of which is lost on chain-lengthening the alkynyl ligand in progressing from 3 to 4 or 5. Replacement of phenyl by pyridyl in progressing from 2 to 6 or 3 to 7 results in a 0.1 V increase in E degrees(Ru)(II/III) The optical spectra of representative complexes have been examined. Introduction of a nitro substituent onto the phenylalkynyl ligand, in progressing from 2 to 3, results in a substantial (ca. 11 000 cm(-1)) red-shift in the intense MLCT band of the Ru-II-C=C-Ar-NO2 moiety. Complexes 3, 4 and 5 exhibit sizable solvatochromic shifts, suggestive of significant optical nonlinearities. Quadratic hyperpolarizabilities for 2-7 were determined by hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) at 1064 nm; measurements are consistent with an increase in beta(HRS) upon incorporation of nitro substituent (progressing from 2 to 3 or 6 to 7), chain-lengthening the alkynyl ligand (progressing from 3 to 4 and then to 5) and replacing phenyl by pyridyl in progressing from 2 to 6, general trends that are maintained with the two-level-corrected data, and which parallel shifts in lambda(max) to low energy. The observed and two-level-corrected beta(HRS) values for 7 are lower than expected; it is perhaps significant that lambda(max) for 7 is close to the second-harmonic. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.