New multi-ferrocenyl- and multi-ferricenyl- materials via coordination-driven self-assembly and via charge-driven electro-crystallization.
New multi-ferrocenyl- and multi-ferricenyl- materials via coordination-driven self-assembly and via charge-driven electro-crystallization.
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10.1021/ic401803p
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发表时间:
2013-10
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4.6
通讯作者:
Hakikulla H. Shah;Rayya A. Al-Balushi;Mohammed K. Al-Suti;Muhammad S. Khan;C. H. Woodall;A. Sudlow;P. Raithby;G. Kociok‐Köhn;K. Molloy;F. Marken
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作者:
Hakikulla H. Shah;Rayya A. Al-Balushi;Mohammed K. Al-Suti;Muhammad S. Khan;C. H. Woodall;A. Sudlow;P. Raithby;G. Kociok‐Köhn;K. Molloy;F. Marken
Three new tetra-ferrocenylethynylpyridinyl copper complexes, L4(CuI)4 (3), L4(CuBr)2 (4), and L4(CuCl)2 (5) have been prepared from the reaction of ferrocenylethynylpyridine (L)(2) with copper halides CuX (with X = I(-), Br(-), Cl(-)).The ligand 2 and the complexes 3-5 have been fully characterized by spectroscopic methods. The structures of 2-4 have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. 2 forms a dimer in the crystalline-state through C-H··N hydrogen bonds. 4 and 5 are dimers and 3 a tetramer, in all cases linked through Cu-X··Cu bridging interactions. Cyclic voltammetry in dichloroethane showed chemically reversible multiferrocenyl oxidation signals with evidence for product electro-crystallization. The oxidation products were isolated by electrodeposition onto a Pt disc electrode and investigated by scanning electron microscopy which confirmed the spontaneous formation of crystalline oxidation products with distinctive morphologies. Energy dispersive X-ray elemental analysis shows the presence of hexafluorophosphate (counterion) with the P:Fe ratio of 1:1, 0.5:1, and 1:1 for the electrocrystallized products 3, 4, and 5, respectively, suggesting the formulas [3](4+)(PF6(-))4, [4](2+)(PF6(-))2, and [5](4+)(PF6(-))4 for the electro-crystallized products.