Electronic influences of bridging and chelating diimine ligand coordination in formamidinate-bridged Rh2 (II,II) dimers
- The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Department of Chemistry
- University of Houston, TX (United States). Department of Chemistry
We report two new formamidinate-bridged Rh2II,II complexes, cis-[Rh2II,II(μ-DTolF)2(μ-np)2]2+ (3; DTolF = N,N'-di-p-tolylformamidinate; np = 1,8-naphthyridine) and cis-[Rh2II,II(μ-DTolF)2(κ2-dap)2]2+ (4; dap = 1,12-diazaperylene), were synthesized from cis-[Rh2II,II(μ-DTolF)2(CH3CN)6](BF4)2 (1), and their properties were compared to those of cis-[Rh2II,II(μ-DTolF)2(phen)2](BF4)2 (2). Density functional theory (DFT) and electrochemical analyses support the description of the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) of 3 and 4 as possessing contributions from the metals and formamidinate bridging ligands, with Rh2/form character, and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) localized on the respective diimine ligand np and dap π* orbitals. Both 3 and 4 display strong, low energy Rh2/form → diimine(π*) metal/ligand-to-ligand charger transfer (1ML–LCT) transitions with maxima at 566 nm (ε = 3600 M-1 cm-1) for 3 and at 630 nm (ε = 2900 M-1 cm-1) for 4 in CH3CN. Time dependent-DFT (TD-DFT) calculations support these assignments. Finally, the ability of both the bridging np and chelating dap diimine ligands to produce strong absorption of these Rh2II,II complexes throughout the visible region is potentially useful for the development of new photocatalysts for H2 production and photochemotherapeutics.
- Research Organization:
- The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010542; SC0010721
- OSTI ID:
- 1430205
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1359777
- Journal Information:
- Polyhedron, Vol. 103, Issue PA; ISSN 0277-5387
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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