Functionalized Alkynylplatinum(II) Polypyridyl Complexes for Use as Sensitizers in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

A series of platinum(II) alkynyl‐based sensitizers has been synthesized and found to show light‐to‐electricity conversion properties. These dyes were developed as sensitizers for the application in nanocrystalline TiO₂ dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Their photophysical and electrochemical properties were studied. The excited‐state property was probed using nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, which showed the formation of a charge‐separated state that arises from the intramolecular photoinduced charge transfer from the platinum(II) alkynylbithienylbenzothiadiazole moiety (donor) to the polypyridyl ligand (acceptor). A lifetime of 3.4 μs was observed for the charge‐separated state. A dye‐sensitized solar cell based on one of the complexes showed a short‐circuit photocurrent of 7.12 mA cm^?2, an open circuit voltage of 780 mV, and a fill factor of 0.65, thus giving an overall power conversion efficiency of 3.6 %.     

Redox Multifunctionality in a Series of PtII Dithiolene Complexes of a Tetrathiafulvalene‐Based Diphosphine Ligand

The redox‐active and chelating diphosphine, 3,4‐dimethyl‐3′,4′‐bis(diphenylphosphino)‐tetrathiafulvalene, denoted as P2 , is engaged in a series of platinum complexes, [(P2)Pt(dithiolene)], with different dithiolate ligands, such as 1,2‐benzenedithiolate (bdt), 1,3‐dithiole‐2‐thione‐4,5‐dithiolate (dmit), and 5,6‐dihydro‐1,4‐dithiin‐2,3‐dithiolate (dddt). The complexes are structurally characterized by X‐ray diffraction, together with a model compound derived from bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, namely, [(dppe)Pt(dddt)] . Four successive reversible electron‐transfer processes are found for the [(P2)Pt(dddt)] complex, associated with the two covalently linked but electronically uncoupled electrophores, that is, the TTF core and the platinum dithiolene moiety. The assignments of the different redox processes to either one or the other electrophore is made thanks to the electrochemical properties of the model compound [(dppe)Pt(dddt)] lacking the TTF redox core, and with the help of theoretical calculations (DFT) to understand the nature and energy of the frontier orbitals of the [(P2)Pt(dithiolene)] complexes in their different oxidation states. The first oxidation of the highly electron‐rich [(P2)Pt(dddt)] complex can be unambiguously assigned to the redox process affecting the Pt(dddt) moiety rather than the TTF core, a rare example in the coordination chemistry of tetrathiafulvalenes acting as ligands.     

Large-scale honeycomb microstructures constructed by platinum-acetylide gelators through supramolecular self-assembly

A series of new platinum-acetylide complexes 4a-4c and 6a-6c were synthesized and characterized. The gelation properties of these compounds were investigated by the "stable-to-inversion-of-test-tube" method. Unlike compounds 4a-4c, amides 6b and 6c can gelate a variety of nonpolar alkyl solvents; this result indicates that the hydrogen bonds between amide groups play an important role in the formation of metallic organogels. Interestingly, compared to the typical morphologies of known organogels or metallic organogels, compounds 6b and 6c exhibited highly ordered honeycomb patterns on a large-scale (determined by SEM analysis). To investigate the driving forces for the self-assembly process, concentration-dependent (1)H NMR spectroscopy and a competitive experiment between hydrogen bonds were used to confirm that intermolecular hydrogen bonding play an essential role during the formation of supramolecular aggregates.     

氢化物发生–原子吸收光谱法测定铅粉中痕量砷、锑

建立氢化物发生–原子吸收光谱法联用测定铅粉中痕量砷、锑的方法。试样用稀硝酸溶解,用5%抗坏血酸溶液作为砷(Ⅴ)、锑(Ⅴ)的预还原剂,5%的硫脲溶液作为其它元素的掩蔽剂,选用1%硼氢化钠溶液作为还原剂,氢化物反应在10%盐酸介质中进行。在优化的试验条件下,砷、锑的质量浓度在0~20 ng/m L范围内与吸光度线性相关,相关系数r2分别为砷0.999 6,锑0.993 8,方法的检出限分别为砷0.40 ng/m L,锑0.75 ng/m L。砷、锑测定结果的相对标准偏差分别为4.96%,6.27%(n=6),铅粉样品加标回收率分别为砷87.6%,锑79.3%。该方法准确可靠,可用于测定铅粉中痕量砷、锑。     

Special features of methanol interaction with adsorbed oxygen at platinized platinum electrode: Transients of the open-circuit potential

Open-circuit potential transients are measured under the conditions of methanol interaction with the pre-adsorbed oxygen at platinized platinum electrode. The time necessary for complete removal of the adsorbed oxygen monolayer appeared being shorter by a factor of ～1.5 as compared with smooth polycrystalline platinum. The dependence of platinum surface coverage with adsorbed oxygen on the potential during its decay is found. It was shown that the reaction of methanol with the adsorbed oxygen is most slow at a high coverage (1–0.8). It is suggested that at these coverages, like the case of polycrystalline platinum, the adsorbed oxygen directly interacts with the methanol molecules from the solution. At moderate coverages (0.8–0.2), the reaction of the adsorbed oxygen with methanol at the platinized platinum is better described by the “conjugated reactions” mechanism. The specific rates of the methanol dissociative adsorption at the platinized platinum turned out to be close to those observed earlier for the polycrystalline platinum.     

CeO_2修饰炭载体负载PdPt二元合金催化剂及其在甲酸氧化电催化中的应用

用CeO2修饰炭粉做载体,使用有机溶胶法还原PdPt二元合金的方法制备了一系列PdPt/CeO2-C催化剂.借助电化学测试,探讨催化剂中不同Pd与Pt原子比例的PdPt二元合金和不同含量的CeO2对于甲酸电氧化催化活性的影响.不断减少PdPt合金中Pt的比例可以促使甲酸氧化的起始电位前移,当Pd：Pt=15：1时氧化电流出现极值;同时,随着催化剂中CeO2含量的增加,催化剂对于HCOOH氧化的电流密度增加,当含量为15%时达到最大值.相对于Pd/C催化剂,在Pd15Pt1/15CeO2-C催化剂表面的甲酸氧化反应起始电位负移至少0.1V,氧化的电流密度提高60%以上.结合X射线衍射（XRD）,X射线光电子能谱（XPS）,透射电镜（TEM）和热重（TG）等测试数据可以发现,当极少量的Pt与Pd形成合金,Pt与Pd之间产生电子效应,使得合金表面HCOOH氧化的过电位降低;而CeO2的添加不仅有助于PdPt二元合金的分散,更有可能改变甲酸在PdPt表面的氧化反应路径,发挥双功能机理.     

Regioselective Synthesis of 1,8-Naphthyridinone-Annulated Oxygen and Sulfur Heterocycles by Tri-n-butyl Tinhydride–Mediated Aryl Radical Cyclization

The tin hydride–mediated cyclizations of a number of ethers, sulfides, and sulfones under mild, neutral conditions have been investigated. While the 2-bromobenzyloxy ethers were prepared in 62–65% yields by the alkylation of 4-hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one with 2-bromobenzyl bromides in refluxing acetone in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate, the sulfides were derived from 4-mercapto-1-phenyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one and 2-bromobenzyl bromides in 82–84% yields by a phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) reaction. The corresponding sulfones were prepared by treatment of the sulfides with m-CPBA in refluxing dichloromethane. The ethers, sulfides, and the sulfones were treated with ⁿ Bu₃SnH-AIBN to give regioselectively 1,8-naphthyridinone-annulated oxygen and sulfur heterocycles in 70–78% yields.     

Neutron Diffraction Analysis of H3Co2[C5H2(t-Bu)3]2, a Molecule with a Triply Hydrogen-Bridged Metal–Metal Bond: Some Comments on Structural Patterns in M(μ-H)nM Systems (n=1, 2, 3, 4)

The structure of H₃Co₂[C₅H₂(t-Bu)₃]₂ has been analyzed by low-temperature single-crystal neutron diffraction techniques, and shown to consist of two CoCp moieties with three hydride ligands bridging the central Co–Co bond. Despite a fairly extensive twinning problem, the structure could be solved and successfully refined to a final R factor of 9.2% for 2024 reflections. Average molecular parameters in the H₃Co₂ core of the molecule are as follows: Co–Co=2.275(21) Å, Co–H=1.637(16) Å, HH=2.050(20) Å, Co–H–Co=88.0(9)°, H–Co–H=77.0(7)°. Also included in this paper is a discussion on the molecular dimensions of symmetric hydride-bridged dinuclear systems (M(-H)_nM, n=1, 2, 3, 4) that have been studied to date by neutron diffraction.     

Mechanistic Studies on the Gas‐Phase Dehydrogenation of Alkanes at Cyclometalated Platinum Complexes

In the ion/molecule reactions of the cyclometalated platinum complexes [Pt(L? H)]⁺ (L=2,2′‐bipyridine (bipy), 2‐phenylpyridine (phpy), and 7,8‐benzoquinoline (bq)) with linear and branched alkanes C_nH_2n+2 (n=2–4), the main reaction channels correspond to the eliminations of dihydrogen and the respective alkenes in varying ratios. For all three couples [Pt(L? H)]⁺/C₂H₆, loss of C₂H₄ dominates clearly over H₂ elimination; however, the mechanisms significantly differs for the reactions of the “rollover”‐cyclometalated bipy complex and the classically cyclometalated phpy and bq complexes. While double hydrogen‐atom transfer from C₂H₆ to [Pt(bipy? H)]⁺, followed by ring rotation, gives rise to the formation of [Pt(H)(bipy)]⁺, for the phpy and bq complexes [Pt(L? H)]⁺, the cyclometalated motif is conserved; rather, according to DFT calculations, formation of [Pt(L? H)(H₂)]⁺ as the ionic product accounts for C₂H₄ liberation. In the latter process, [Pt(L? H)(H₂)(C₂H₄)]⁺ (that carries H₂ trans to the nitrogen atom of the heterocyclic ligand) serves, according to DFT calculation, as a precursor from which, due to the electronic peculiarities of the cyclometalated ligand, C₂H₄ rather than H₂ is ejected. For both product‐ion types, [Pt(H)(bipy)]⁺ and [Pt(L? H)(H₂)]⁺ (L=phpy, bq), H₂ loss to close a catalytic dehydrogenation cycle is feasible. In the reactions of [Pt(bipy? H)]⁺ with the higher alkanes C_nH_2n+2 (n=3, 4), H₂ elimination dominates over alkene formation; most probably, this observation is a consequence of the generation of allyl complexes, such as [Pt(C₃H₅)(bipy)]⁺. In the reactions of [Pt(L? H)]⁺ (L=phpy, bq) with propane and n‐butane, the losses of the alkenes and dihydrogen are of comparable intensities. While in the reactions of “rollover”‐cyclometalated [Pt(bipy? H)]⁺ with C_nH_2n+2 (n=2–4) less than 15 % of the generated product ions are formed by C? C bond‐cleavage processes, this value is about 60 % for the reaction with neo‐pentane. The result that C? C bond cleavage gains in importance for this substrate is a consequence of the fact that 1,2‐elimination of two hydrogen atoms is no option; this observation may suggest that in the reactions with the smaller alkanes, 1,1‐ and 1,3‐elimination pathways are only of minor importance.