Derivatives of the [Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2- chromophore with pendant pyridyl-based binding sites:: synthesis, pH dependent-luminescence, and time-resolved infrared spectroscopic studies
Derivatives of the [Ru(bipy)(CN)4]2- chromophore with pendant pyridyl-based binding sites:: synthesis, pH dependent-luminescence, and time-resolved infrared spectroscopic studies
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10.1039/b105864a
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2001-01-01
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George, MW
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Encinas, S;Morales, AF;George, MW
Reaction of K-4[Ru(CN)(6)] with 2,2':4',4 " -terpyridine (L-1) or 2,2':3',2 " :6 " ,2'''-quaterpyridine (L-2) in acidic aqueous methanol affords the complexes K-2[Ru(L-1)(CN)(4)] and K-2[Ru(L-2)(CN)(4)] respectively, both containing the {Ru(bipy)(CN)(4)}(2-) chromophore but with pendant pyridyl or bipyridyl units, respectively. Time-resolved IR analysis of K-2[Ru(CN)(4) (L-2)] in MeCN-D2O showed that the most intense CN stretching vibration shifted to higher energy by ca. 50 cm(-1) after laser excitation, consistent with formation of a Ru(III)/(L-2)(.-) MLCT excited state for which the lifetime measurement (38 +/- 5 ns, measured by TRIR) agrees reasonably well with the value measured by luminescence methods (30 +/- 2 ns). Study of the pH dependence of the absorption and emission spectra of the two complexes revealed the presence of two different effects arising from protonation of the pendant pyridyl/bipyridyl site (which occurs with pK(a) approximate to 3.1 in each case) and protonation of the cyanide ligands (which occurs with pK(a) approximate to 2 in each case). For K-2[Ru(L-1)(CN)(4)], protonation of the pendant pyridyl unit results in the (MLCT)-M-1 excited state being lowered in energy by ca. 1000 cm(-1), whereas at lower pH values (2.5-1), protonation of the cyanide ligands raises the (MLCT)-M-1 excited state energy by over 2000 cm(-1). For K-2[Ru(L-2)(CN)(4)] in contrast, protonation of the pendant bipyridyl unit has no detectable effect on the (MLCT)-M-1 energy, as the pendant site is electronically decoupled from the complex core by a substantial twist between the free and coordinated bipy components of L-2; protonation of the cyanides at lower pH values however destabilises the (MLCT)-M-1 excited state. Protonation of the pendant pyridyl sites results in complete (for [Ru(L-1)(CN)(4)](2-)) or near-complete (for [Ru(L-2)(CN)(4)](2-)) quenching of the luminescence; possible reasons for this behaviour are discussed. The crystal structures of the two related complexes [Ru((t)Bu(2)bipy)(2)(L-1)][PF6](2) and [Cl2Pt(mu -L-2)Ru(bipy)(2)][PF6](2) are also described to illustrate arguments about the conformations of L-1 and L-2.