Pressure versus Temperature Effects on Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Mixed‐Valence Complexes

Mixed‐valence trinuclear carboxylates, [M₃O(O₂CR)₆L₃] (M=metal, L=terminal ligand), have small differences in potential energy between the configurations M^IIM^IIIM^III?? M^IIIM^IIM^III??M^IIIM^IIIM^II, which means that small external changes can have large structural effects, owing to the differences in coordination geometry between M²⁺ and M³⁺ sites (e.g., about 0.2 Å for Fe? O bond lengths). It is well‐established that the electron transfer (ET) between the metal sites in these mixed‐valence molecules is strongly dependent on temperature and on the specific crystal environment; however, herein, for the first time, we examine the effect of pressure on the electron transfer. Based on single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction data that were measured at 15, 90, 100, 110, 130, 160, and 298 K on three different crystals, we first unexpectedly found that our batch of Fe₃O (O₂CC(CH₃)₃)₆(C₅H₅N)₃ ( 1 ) exhibited a different temperature dependence of the ET process than previous studies of compound 1 have shown. We observed a phase transition at around 130 K that was related to complete valence trapping and Hirshfeld surface analysis revealed that this phase transition was governed by a subtle competition between C? H???π and π???π intermolecular interactions. Subsequent high‐pressure single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction at pressures of 0.15, 0.35, 0.45, 0.74, and 0.96 GPa revealed that it was not possible to trigger the phase transition (i.e., valence trapping) by a reduction of the unit‐cell volume, owing to this external pressure. We conclude that modulation of the ET process requires anisotropic changes in the intermolecular interactions, which occur when various directional chemical bonds are affected differently by changes in temperature, but not by the application of pressure.     

一种混合价态钌配合物的合成、晶体结构和电化学性质

[Ru6(μ-O2CCH3)12(CH3OH)2(HCOO)2][Ru2(μ-O2CCH3)4(H2O)2](PF6)2.2H2O(Ru2(Ⅱ,Ⅲ)混合价)是通过二步反应合成的。首先Ru2(O2CCH3)4Cl在加热条件下与甲醇反应得到红棕色中间物,然后将该中间物在甲醇水(体积比7∶1)溶液中用Ag2SO4和NH4PF6进行脱氯配位反应得到此化合物。用元素分析、红外光谱、热重分析、循环伏安、X-衍射单晶结构分析等对其进行了表征。晶体结构表明,标题化合物的晶体属单斜晶系,空间群为P21/n,晶胞参数:a=0.85362(14)nm,b=1.19589(19)nm,c=3.6642(6)nm,β=92.316(3)°,Z=2,每个结构基元包含2个不同的配离子,其中[Ru2(μ-O2CCH3)4(H2O)2]+是1个双核钌配离子,[Ru6(μ-O2CCH3)12(CH3OH)2(HCOO)2]+是由另1个由甲醇配位、甲酸根桥连的六核钌配离子。2个独立的结构单元通过氢键形成三维超分子网络结构。采用循环伏安法对其电化学性质进行了表征,结果为一对准可逆的氧化还原峰,表明该配合物的中心金属二价钌原子Ru(Ⅱ)与三价钌原子Ru(Ⅲ)之间存在电子转移。     

芳基四硫富瓦烯与溴化铜电荷转移复合物的合成及晶体结构

采用溶液扩散的方法合成了硫原子桥联芳基取代四硫富瓦烯1～4与CuBr₂的4种电荷转移复合物(1^+·)(Cu₂Br₆)_0.5、(2^+·)(Cu₂Br₆)_0.5、(3^+·)(Cu₂Br₆)_0.5和(4^+·)(CuBr₂)。晶体结构研究表明,复合物中阴离子呈现2种构型：八面体型(Cu₂^ⅡBr₆)^2-和直线型(Cu^ⅠBr₂)^-,并且4种复合物呈现不同的堆积结构。通过调控芳基上卤素原子取代位置和大小,实现了对电荷转移复合物堆积结构和阴离子构型的有效调控。     

Coexistence of Two Thermally Induced Intramolecular Electron Transfer Processes in a Series of Metal Complexes [M(Cat‐N‐BQ)(Cat‐N‐SQ)]/[M(Cat‐N‐BQ)2] (M=Co,Fe, and Ni) bearing Non‐Innocent Catechol‐Based Ligands: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

The different thermally induced intermolecular electron transfer (IET) processes that can take place in the series of complexes [M(Cat‐N‐BQ)(Cat‐N‐SQ)]/[M(Cat‐N‐BQ)₂], for which M=Co ( 2 ), Fe ( 3 ) and Ni( 4 ), and Cat‐N‐BQ and Cat‐N‐SQ denote the mononegative (Cat‐N‐BQ^?) or dinegative (Cat‐N‐SQ^2?) radical forms of the tridentate Schiff‐base ligand 3,5‐di‐tert‐butyl‐1,2‐quinone‐1‐(2‐hydroxy‐3,5‐di‐tert‐butylphenyl)imine, have been studied by variable‐temperature UV/Vis and NMR spectroscopies. Depending on the metal ion, rather different behaviors are observed. Complex 2 has been found to be one of the few examples so far reported to exhibit the coexistence of two thermally induced electron transfer processes, ligand‐to‐metal (IET^LM) and ligand‐to‐ligand (IET^LL). IET^LL was only found to take place in complex 3 , and no IET was observed for complex 4 . Such experimental studies have been combined with ab initio wavefunction‐based CASSCF/CASPT2 calculations. Such a strategy allows one to solicit selectively the speculated orbitals and to access the ground states and excited‐spin states, as well as charge‐transfer states giving additional information on the different IET processes.     

己二胺-12-钼磷酸电荷转移盐的光化学合成与晶体结构

采用光化学法合成一种有机-无机电荷转移盐，（HMDH2）[H2PMo12O40]·AA·3H2O·DMF（HMD = 1,6-己二胺，AA = 乙醛，DMF = N,N-二甲基甲酰胺）超分子化合物。用元素分析，IR，固体漫反射电子光谱，ESR进行了表征。X-射线四圆衍射测定其晶体结构属三斜晶系，空间群Pī，Mr=2081.68，晶胞参数a = 14.092(3)，b =14.347(3)，c =14.358(3)?，α=75.10(3)，β=80.70(3)，γ=80.73(3)°,V=2746.6(10)?3，Z=2，Dc=2.517g/cm3，F(000)=1970，μ(MoKα)=2.766mm-1，全矩阵最小二乘法修正至R=0.0832，wR=0.2638。标题化合物是由1个质子化的1,6-己二胺、12-钼磷混合价杂多阴离子[PMo12O40]4ˉ、3个水分子、2个乙醛分子和1个二甲基甲酰胺分子构成。     

Thermally and Optically Activated Migration of Charge Carriers in Alkali Metal Sesquioxides

The alkali metal sesquioxides A₄O₆ (A=K, Rb, Cs) are mixed-valent with respect to oxygen and display several degrees of electronic and structural freedom, which give rise to diverse transport and ordering processes. We report on analyses of the respective underlying excitations by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and thermally activated electron transport. Backed by DFT based band structure calculations we identify three possible mechanisms, inter valence charge transfer from peroxide to superoxide, excitation across the Jahn-Teller gap of tilted superoxide anions, and polaron migration. The activation energies as found by the three different approaches are in a rather narrow range of 0.62–0.89 eV for Rb₄O₆ and 0.49–0.65 eV for Cs₄O₆, confirming opacity in the full range of visible light. The effect of the phase transition from cubic to tetragonal as demonstrated for the caesium representative corresponds to a marginal shift to higher activation energy.     

Novel Roles of Metal Ions in Layered Self-assembled Films of Polynuclear Complexes on Their Photoinduced Electron Transfer Properties

Three metal ion bridged self-assembled(SA)films of cis-di(thiocyanato)-bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium were fabricated and characterized by contact angle,UV spectra,cyclic voltammetry and XPS.Theirphotoinduced electron transfer properties(PETP)were examined.Among the titled systems,the highest steady an-odic photocurrent of 1773—1843 nA/cm~1 and the highest quantum yield of 3.2% were achieved.The effects of in-cident light intensity,bias voltage,and electron donor were also studied.The possible mechanism of electron trans-fer was proposed.The results reveal that different metal ion in SA films could affect significantly the photoinducedelectron transfer property.Our experimental results clearly show that bridging metal ions can play both functionaland structural roles in these self-assembled systems.This method of forming functional films can provide a new ap-proach to regulate the property of similar systems.     

混合价黑色氧化铕的制备及其性质初步研究

用含肼甲酸铕在Ｎ２气氛中热分解的方法制得了混合价黑色氧化铕粉末。对它的有关物理化学性质进行了初步研究,得到了相应的结论。     

基于四核金属单元的锌/镉配合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

在水热条件下合成了2个金属配合物Zn₄(Hhpa)₄(phen)₄(1)和{[Cd₈(cnam)₂(bpy)₄(C₂O₄)₆(H₂O)₈]·2H₂O}_n(2)(H₂hpa=2-羟基间苯二甲酸,phen=菲咯啉,H₂cnam=4-氧代-4H-吡喃-2,6-二甲酸,bpy=2,2'-联吡啶),通过元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线单晶衍射、荧光、热重分析和X-射线粉末衍射对其进行表征。配合物1为环状四核锌结构,相邻的四核锌单元通过π…π堆积作用扩展为三维超分子结构;配合物2是基于四核镉单元通过C₂O₄^2-离子和cnam^2-配体连接而成的三维网状结构。在配合物1和2中Hhpa^2-,cnam^2-和C₂O₄^2-离子表现了丰富的配位模式。此外还研究了配合物1和2的荧光性质和热稳定性。     

基于四核金属单元的锌/镉配合物的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

在水热条件下合成了2个金属配合物Zn4(Hhpa)4(phen)4(1)和{[Cd8(cnam)2(bpy)4(C2O4)6(H2O)8]·2H2O}n(2)(H2hpa=2-羟基间苯二甲酸,phen=菲咯啉,H2cnam=4-氧代-4H-吡喃-2,6-二甲酸,bpy=2,2′-联吡啶),通过元素分析、红外光谱、X-射线单晶衍射、荧光、热重分析和X-射线粉末衍射对其进行表征。配合物1为环状四核锌结构,相邻的四核锌单元通过π…π堆积作用扩展为三维超分子结构;配合物2是基于四核镉单元通过C2O42-离子和cnam2-配体连接而成的三维网状结构。在配合物1和2中Hhpa2-,cnam2-和C2O42-离子表现了丰富的配位模式。此外还研究了配合物1和2的荧光性质和热稳定性。     

以三乙烯二胺为配体的过渡金属配位化合物合成、晶体结构及荧光性质研究

采用混合溶剂热法合成出一系列以三乙烯二胺（简写dabco）为配体的新型过渡金属配位化合物[CdCl₃H（dabco）₂]（1）、[CoCl₃Hdabco]（2）、[NiCl₂（H₂O）₃Hdabco]Cl（3）和[CuCl₃H（dabco）₂]Cl·H₂O（4）。对该系列化合物进行了元素分析、红外光谱以及热重分析表征,并通过X射线单晶衍射分析确定出晶体结构。结构解析表明：化合物1具有一维直链状分子结构;化合物2具有一维左螺旋状分子结构,化合物3具有一维右螺旋链状分子结构;化合物4具有二维平面网格状分子结构。对该系列化合物的荧光光谱研究结果表明,化合物1~4均具有较好的荧光性质。     

以三乙烯二胺为配体的过渡金属配位化合物合成、晶体结构及荧光性质研究

采用混合溶剂热法合成出一系列以三乙烯二胺(简写dabco)为配体的新型过渡金属配位化合物[CdCl3H(dabco)2](1)、[CoCl3Hdabco](2)、[NiCl2(H2O)3Hdabco]Cl(3)和[CuCl3H(dabco)2]Cl·H2O(4)。对该系列化合物进行了元素分析、红外光谱以及热重分析表征,并通过X射线单晶衍射分析确定出晶体结构。结构解析表明:化合物1具有一维直链状分子结构;化合物2具有一维左螺旋状分子结构,化合物3具有一维右螺旋链状分子结构;化合物4具有二维平面网格状分子结构。对该系列化合物的荧光光谱研究结果表明,化合物1~4均具有较好的荧光性质。     

基于3,4-吡唑二甲酸为配体的两个过渡金属配合物的合成、结构及荧光性质

以3,4-吡唑二甲酸(H3pdc)为配体分别与氯化铜、氯化镍反应,得到了2个过渡金属配合物:[M(H2pdc)2(H2O)2]·2H2O(M=Cu(1)和Ni(2)),用元素分析、红外光谱、X-单晶衍射结构分析、热重分析和荧光分析对其进行了表征。晶体结构分析表明配合物1和2均为单核结构,金属离子与来自2个H2pdc-中的2个N原子和2个羧基O原子,以及2个水分子中的2个O原子配位,形成六配位的八面体构型。配合物1和2中的独立结构单元[M(H2pdc)2(H2O)2]·2H2O通过3种分子间氢键(O-H…O,N-H…O和C-H…O)形成三维(3D)空间结构;此外我们还研究了配合物1和2的热稳定性和荧光性质。     

Strongly Coupled Cyclometalated Ruthenium–Triarylamine Hybrids: Tuning Electrochemical Properties,Intervalence Charge Transfer,and Spin Distribution by Substituent Effects

Nine cyclometalated ruthenium complexes with a redox‐active diphenylamine unit in the para position to the Ru?C bond were prepared. MeO, Me, and Cl substituents on the diphenylamine unit and three types of auxiliary ligands—bis(N‐methylbenzimidazolyl)pyridine (Mebip), 2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine (tpy), and trimethyl‐4,4′,4′′‐tricarboxylate‐2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine (Me₃tctpy)—were used to vary the electronic properties of these complexes. The derivative with an MeO‐substituted amine unit and Me₃tctpy ligand was studied by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. All complexes display two well‐separated redox waves in the potential region of +0.1 to +1.0 V versus Ag/AgCl, and the potential splitting ranges from 360 to 510 mV. Spectroelectrochemical measurements show that these complexes display electrochromism at low potentials and intense near‐infrared (NIR) absorptions. In the one‐electron oxidized form, the complex with the Cl‐substituted amine unit and Mebip ligand shows a moderate ligand‐to‐metal charge transfer at 800 nm. The other eight complexes show asymmetric, narrow, and intense intervalence charge‐transfer transitions in the NIR region, which are independent of the polarity of the solvent. The Mebip‐containing complexes display rhombic or broad isotropic EPR signals, whereas the other seven complexes show relatively narrow isotropic EPR signals. In addition, DFT and time‐dependent DFT studies were performed to gain insights into the spin distributions and NIR absorptions.     

Role of the Bridge in Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Porphyrin–Fullerene Dyads

The role of π‐conjugated molecular bridges in through‐space and through‐bond electron transfer is studied by comparing two porphyrin–fullerene donor–acceptor (D–A) dyads. One dyad, ZnP–Ph–C₆₀ (ZnP=zinc porphyrin), incorporates a phenyl bridge between D and A and behaves very similarly to analogous dyads studied previously. The second dyad, ZnP–EDOTV–C₆₀, introduces an additional 3,4‐ethylenedioxythienylvinylene (EDOTV) unit into the conjugated bridge, which increases the distance between D and A, but, at the same time, provides increased electronic communication between them. Two essential outcomes that result from the introduction of the EDOTV unit in the bridge are as follows: 1) faster charge recombination, which indicates enhanced electronic coupling between the charge‐separated and ground electronic states; and 2) the disappearance of the intramolecular exciplex, which mediates photoinduced charge separation in the ZnP–Ph–C₆₀ dyad. The latter can be interpreted as a gradual decrease in electronic coupling between locally excited singlet states of D and A when introducing the EDOTV unit into the D–A bridge.     

Tuning the Electronic Coupling in Cyclometalated Diruthenium Complexes through Substituent Effects: A Correlation between the Experimental and Calculated Results

A common bridging ligand, 3,3′,5,5′‐tetrakis(N‐methylbenzimidazol‐2‐yl)biphenyl, and four terpyridine terminal ligands with various substituents (amine, tolyl, nitro, and ester groups) have been used to synthesize ten cyclometalated diruthenium complexes 1 ²⁺– 10 ²⁺. Among them, compounds 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ are redox nonsymmetric, and others are symmetric. These complexes show two Ru^III/II processes and an intervalence charge transfer (IVCT) transition in the one‐electron oxidized state. The potential separation (ΔE) of 1 ²⁺– 10 ²⁺ has been correlated to the energy difference ΔG⁰, the energy of the IVCT band E_op, and the ground‐state delocalization coefficient α². Time‐dependent (TD)DFT calculations suggest that the absorptions in the visible region of 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ are mainly associated with the metal‐to‐ligand charge‐transfer transitions from both ruthenium ions and to both terminal ligands and the bridging ligand. However, the energies of these transitions vary significantly. DFT calculations have been performed on 1 ²⁺– 6 ²⁺ and 1 ³⁺– 6 ³⁺ to give information on the electronic structures and spin populations of the mixed‐valent compounds. The TDDFT‐predicted IVCT excitations reproduce well the experimental trends in transition energies. In addition, three monoruthenium complexes have been synthesized for a comparison study.