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Title: Structure and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium(II) bipyridyl N-benzoyl-N'-(1,10-phenanthrolin-5-Yl)-thiourea

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931289· OSTI ID:22488991
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  1. School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)

Ruthenium bipyridyl incorporating phenanthroline with thiourea molecules, [Ru(bpy){sub 2}(Phen-BT)](PF{sub 6}){sub 2}], has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques. The infrared spectra of the complex shows the characteristics stretching frequencies for N-H at 3646 and 3585 cm{sup −1}, ν(C-N){sub phen} 1426 cm{sup −1}, ν(C=O) 1675 cm{sup −1}, ν(C=S) 1246 cm{sup −1}, ν(C-H){sub aromatic} 3353-3086 cm{sup −1}, ν(C-N){sub aliphatic} 1169-1026 cm{sup −1}, ν(C-H){sub bend} 764 cm{sup −1} and ν(PF{sub 6}{sup −}){sub free} 842 cm{sup −1}. The complex reveals two π→π* absorption bands at 237 (ε=26,302) and 286 nm (ε=36,848), which were assigned to the phenanthroline and bipyridyl moieties, respectively. A slightly broad and low energy band in the UV-vis spectrum at 450 nm (ε=7,209) of the complex was assigned to a MLCT transition. Besides, the complex also exhibits an emission band at 615 nm that arises from an excitation with a 440 nm light energy. The cyclic voltammetry of the complex shows an oxidation potential at +1.305 V vs. SCE that corresponds to the formal oxidation of Ru(II) to Ru(III)

OSTI ID:
22488991
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1678, Issue 1; Conference: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology 2015 Postgraduate Colloquium, Selangor (Malaysia), 15-16 Apr 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English