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Ground- and excited-state electronic structure of an emissive pyrazine-bridged ruthenium(II) dinuclear complex

  • Wesley R. Browne
  • , Noel M. O'Boyle
  • , William Henry
  • , Adrian L. Guckian
  • , Sabine Horn
  • , Thomas Fett
  • , Christine M. O'Connor
  • , Marco Duati
  • , Luisa De Cola
  • , Colin G. Coates
  • , Kate L. Ronayne
  • , John J. McGarvey
  • , Johannes G. Vos

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    Abstract

    The synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical, photophysical, and photochemical properties of the binuclear compounds [(Ru(H8-bpy) 2)2((Metr)2Pz)](PF6)2 (1) and [(Ru(D8-bpy)2)2((Metr)2Pz)] (PF6)2 (2), where bpy is 2,2′-bipyridine and H 2(Metr)2Pz is the planar ligand 2,5-bis(5′-methyl- 4′H-[1,2,4]triaz-3′-yl)-pyrazine, are reported. Electrochemical and spectro-electrochemical investigations indicate that the ground-state interaction between each metal center is predominantly electrostatic and in the mixed-valence form only a low level of ground-state delocalization is present. Resonance Raman, transient, and time-resolved spectroscopies enable a detailed assignment to be made of the excited-state photophysical properties of the complexes. Deuteriation is employed to both facilitate spectroscopic characterization and investigate the nature of the lowest excited states.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1229-1241
    Number of pages13
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume127
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2005

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