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Resonance Raman spectra of ruthenium(II) complexes of bipyridine and substituted bipyridines: ground- and excited-state properties

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00136a021· OSTI ID:6593756

Resonance-enhanced Raman vibrational spectra are reported for Ru(bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/ and trissubstituted complexes of bipyridine substituted at the ring 4-position, Ru(4-Xbpy)/sub 3//sup n+/: X = NO/sub 2/, OEt(n = 2); X = PEt/sub 3//sup +/ (n = 5). For comparison, spectra of Ru(bpy)/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/, Ru(4,4'-Me/sub 2/bpy)/sub 3//sup 2 +/, and Ru(4,4'-(NO/sub 2/)/sub 2/bpy)/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/ are presented and analyzed. Analysis of the resonance Raman spectra for this series provides evidence for the nature of the bipyridine ring substituent effects on the electronic properties of the complexes. The ground-state properties are perturbed as shown by frequency shifts and the appearance of additional resonance-enhanced Raman bands. In addition, the variation in the relative intensities of the resonance-enhanced Raman bands can be related to the polarization of the excited state for the metal to ligand charge-transfer bands in resonance due to electronic effects of th substituents.

Research Organization:
City Univ. of New York, Flushing
OSTI ID:
6593756
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 21:6; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English