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Early photophysical events of a ruthenium(ιι) molecular dyad capable of performing photochemical water oxidation and of its model compounds

Journal Article · · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8pp00530c· OSTI ID:1609790
Early events in a water oxidation chromophore-catalyst species are studied; ultrafast energy transfer occurs from the chromThe early photophysical events occurring in the dinuclear metal complex [(ttb-terpy)(I)Ru(μ-dntpz)Ru(bpy)2]3+ (2; ttb-terpy = 4,4',4"-tri-tert-butyl-terpy; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; dntpz = 2,5-di-(1,8-dinaphthyrid-2-yl)pyrazine) – a species containing the chromophoric {(bpy)2Ru(μ-dntpz)}2+ subunit and the catalytic {(I)(ttb-terpy)Ru(μ-dntpz)}+ unit, already reported to be able to perform photocatalytic water oxidation – have been studied by ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopy in acetonitrile solution. The model species [Ru(bpy)2(dntpz)]2+ (1), [(bpy)2Ru(μ-dntpz)Ru(bpy)2]4+ (3), and [(ttb-terpy)(I)Ru((μ-dntpz)Ru[(ttb-terpy)(I)]2+ (4) have also been studied. For completeness, the absorption spectra, redox behavior of 1–4 and the spectroelectrochemistry of the dinuclear species 2–4 have been investigated. The usual 3MLCT (metal-to-ligand charge transfer) decay, characterized by relatively long lifetimes on the ns timescale, takes place in 1 and 3, whose lowest-energy level involves a {(bpy)2Ru(dntpz)}2+ unit, whereas for 2 and 4, whose lowest-energy excited state involves a 3MLCT centered on the {(I)(ttb-terpy)Ru(μ-dntpz)}+ subunit, the excited-state lifetimes are on the ps timescale, possibly involving population of a low-lying 3MC (metal-centered) level. Compound 2 also exhibits a fast process, with a time constant of 170 fs, which is attributed to intercomponent energy transfer from the MLCT state centered in the {(bpy)2Ru(μ-dntpz)}2+ unit to the MLCT state involving the {(I)(ttb-terpy)Ru(μ-dntpz)}+ unit. Both the intercomponent energy transfer and the MLCT-to-MC activation process take place from non-equilibrated MLCT states. ophore to the catalytic unit.
Research Organization:
University of Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER15888
OSTI ID:
1609790
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1495836
Journal Information:
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Journal Name: Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 18; ISSN 1474-905X; ISSN PPSHCB
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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