Effect of Extended π Conjugation on the Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Boron Difluoride Formazanate Complexes
Effect of Extended π Conjugation on the Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties of Boron Difluoride Formazanate Complexes
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.5b00620
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发表时间:
2015-05-15
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3.6
通讯作者:
Gilroy, Joe B.
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作者:
Barbon, Stephanie M.;Staroverov, Viktor N.;Gilroy, Joe B.
The effect of extended pi conjugation on the spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of boron difluoride (BF2) formazanate complexes was studied by the systematic comparison of phenyl- and naphthyl-substituted derivatives. Each of the BF2 complexes described was characterized by H-1, C-13, B-11, and F-19 NAIR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis absorption and emission spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. X-ray crystallography and electronic structure calculations were used to rationalize the trends observed, including direct comparison of 3-cyano-, 3-nitro-, and 3-phenyl-substituted BF2 formazanate complexes. In all cases, the wavelengths of maximum absorption and emission were red-shifted as pi conjugation was systematically extended (by replacing phenyl with naphthyl), fluorescence quantum yields increased (up to 10-fold), and electrochemical conversion of the formazanate complexes to their radical anion and dianion forms occurred at less negative potentials (easier to reduce).