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Cyclometallated Co(III) Complexes with Lowest-Energy Charge Transfer Excited States Accessible with Visible Light

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c18299· OSTI ID:3025183
The Co(III) complexes, cis-[Co(ppy)2(L)]PF6, where ppy = 2-phenylpyridine and L = bpy (2,2′-bipyridine; 1), phen (1,10-phenanthroline; 2), and DAP (1,12-diazaperylene; 3), are reported and their photophysical properties were investigated to evaluate their potential as sensitizers for applications that include solar energy conversion schemes and photoredox catalysis. Calculations show that cyclometallation in the cis-[Co(ppy)2(L)]PF6 series affords strong Co(dπ)/ppy(π) orbital interactions that result in a Co/ppy(π*) highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) localized on the diimine ligand, L(π*). Complexes 1–3 exhibit relatively invariant oxidation potentials, whereas the reduction event is dependent on the identity of the diimine ligand, L, consistent with the theoretical predictions. For 3 a broad Co/ppy(π*) → L(π*) metal/ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (ML-LCT) absorption band is observed in CH3CN with a maxima at 507 nm, extending beyond 600 nm. Upon excitation of the 1ML-LCT transition, transient absorption features consistent with the population of a 3ML-LCT excited state with lifetimes, τ, of 3.0 ps, 4.6 and 42 ps for 1, 2 and 3 in CH3CN respectively are observed. Upon irradiation with 505 nm, 3 is able to reduce methyl viologen (MV2+), an electron acceptor commonly in photocatalytic schemes. Here, to our knowledge, 3 represents the first heteroleptic molecular Co(III) complex that combines cyclometallation with a diimine ligand with lowest-lying metal-to-ligand charge transfer excited states able to undergo photoinduced charge transfer with low-energy green light. As such, the structural design of 3 represents an important step toward d6 photosensitizers based on earth abundant metals.
Research Organization:
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0020243
OSTI ID:
3025183
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 147; ISSN 0002-7863; ISSN 1520-5126
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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