A cross-linked conjugated metallopolymer comprised of bisaxially coordinated ruthenium tetra-t-butyl phthalocyanine connected by quaterthiophene linkers
A ruthenium tetra-t-butylphthalocyanine bisaxially ligated with 3,5-bis(2,2′-bithiophene-5-yl)pyridine was synthesized from ruthenium tetra-t-butylphthalocyanine dimer. The complex was electropolymerized (in CH2Cl2 and CH3CN, with and without addition of BF3·Et2O) to yield an insoluble conjugated metallopolymer, which was characterized by cyclic voltammetry and UV–vis spectroelectrochemistry. The polymer