Photophysical and Electrocatalytic Properties of Rhenium(I) Triazole-Based Complexes

<p dir="ltr">A series of [Re(N^N)(CO)<sub>3</sub>(Cl)] (N^N = diimine) complexes based on 4-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (1), 1-benzyl-4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (2), and 1-benzyl-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (3) diimine ligands were prepared and their photophysi...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Adrian Comia (8298180) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Luke Charalambou (8298177) (author), Salem A. E. Omar (5860493) (author), Paul A. Scattergood (1922995) (author), Paul I. P. Elliott (8298183) (author), Alessandro Sinopoli (4318555) (author)
منشور في: 2020
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الملخص:<p dir="ltr">A series of [Re(N^N)(CO)<sub>3</sub>(Cl)] (N^N = diimine) complexes based on 4-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (1), 1-benzyl-4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (2), and 1-benzyl-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (3) diimine ligands were prepared and their photophysical and electrochemical properties were characterized. The ligand-based reduction wave is shown to be highly sensitive to the nature of the triazole-based ligand, with the peak potential shifting by up to 600 mV toward more positive potential from 1 to 3. All three complexes are phosphorescent in solution at room temperature with λmax ranging from 540 nm (1) to 638 nm (3). Interestingly, the complexes appear to show inverted energy-gap law behaviour (τ = 43 ns for 1 versus 92 ns for 3), which is tentatively interpreted as reduced thermal accessibility of metal-centred (<sup>3</sup>MC) states from photoexcited metal to ligand charge transfer (<sup>3</sup>MLCT) states upon stabilisation of the N^N-centred lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). The photophysical characterisation, supported by computational data, demonstrated a progressive stabilization of the LUMO from complex 1 to 3, which results in a narrowing of the HOMO–LUMO energy gap (HOMO = highest occupied molecular orbital) across the series and, correspondingly, red-shifted electronic absorption and photoluminescence spectra. The two complexes bearing pyridyl (1) and pyrimidyl (2) moieties, respectively, showed a modest ability to catalyse the electroreduction of CO<sub>2</sub>, with a peak potential at ca. −2.3 V versus Fc/Fc+. The catalytic wave that is observed in the cyclic voltammograms is slightly enhanced by the addition of water as a proton source.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Inorganics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030022" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8030022</a></p>