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Luminescence of ruthenium(II) tris chelate complexes containing the ligands 2,2'-bipyridine and 2,2'-biisoquinoline. Behavior of the Ru(bpy)/sup 2 +/ and Ru(bpy)/sub 2//sup 2 +/ emitting units

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00196a017· OSTI ID:5738396

The absorption spectra, emission spectra, emission lifetimes, and the temperature dependence of the emission intensity and lifetime (between 84 and 330 K) of the complexes Ru(bpy/sub 9/''(i-biq)/sup 2 +/, Ru(bpy)(i-biq)/sub 3//sup 2 +/, and Ru(i-biq)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ (bpy = 2,2'bipyridine, i-biq = 2,2'-biisoquinonline) have been studied and compared with those of the previously studied Ru(bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/. The electrochemical behavior of the same complexes has also been investigated. The spectroscopic results show that the i-biq ligand is not involved in low-energy excited states that are responsible for the luminescence emission of the mixed-ligand complexes, and the electrochemical data show that the presence of one or two i-biq ligands affects only slightly the density of charge on the Ru ion compared with the situation found for Ru(bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/. Ru(bpy)/sub 2/(i-big)/sup 2 +/ can thus be regarded as containing the Ru(bpy)/sup 2 +/ emitting unit in situation that, except for ligand-ligand interaction, is essentially the same as that experienced by such a unit in the Ru(bpy/sub 2/(i-biq)/sup 2 +/ and Ru(bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ complexes. The electrochemical and spectroscopic results suggest Ru(bpy)(i-biq)/sub 2//sup 2 +/, Ru(bpy)/sub 2/(i-biq)/sup 2 +/, and Ru(bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ can all be described as containing single-bpy-localized excited states but that in the last two complexes there is a weak bpy interligand interaction. 68 references, 7 figures, 2 tables.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Bologna, Italy
OSTI ID:
5738396
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 24:2; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English