Polycationic Ru(II) Luminophores: Syntheses, Photophysics, and Application in Electrostatically Driven Sensitization of Lanthanide Luminescence

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Journal Inorg Chem

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2023 Nov 20

PMID 37984058

Authors

Richard C Knighton

Joseph M Beames

Simon J A Pope

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Abstract

A series of photoluminescent Ru(II) polypyridine complexes have been synthesized in a manner that varies the extent of the cationic charge. Two ligand systems (L1 and L2), based upon 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) mono- or difunctionalized at the 5- or 5,5'-positions using -methylimidazolium groups, were utilized. The resulting Ru(II) species therefore carried +3, +4, +6, and +8 complex moieties based on a [Ru(bipy)] core. Tetra-cationic [Ru(bipy)()][PF] was characterized using XRD, revealing H-bonding interactions between two of the counteranions and the cationic unit. The ground-state features of the complexes were found to closely resemble those of the parent unfunctionalized [Ru(bipy)] complex. In contrast, the excited state properties produce a variation in emission maxima, including a bathochromic 44 nm shift of the MLCT band for the tetra-cationic complex; interestingly, further increases in overall charge to +6 and +8 produced a hypsochromic shift in the MLCT band. Supporting DFT calculations suggest that the trend in emission behavior may, in part, be due to the precise nature of the LUMO and its localization. The utility of a photoactive polycationic Ru(II) complex was then demonstrated through the sensitization of a polyanionic Yb(III) complex in free solution. The study shows that electrostatically driven ion pairing is sufficient to facilitate energy transfer between the MLCT donor state of the Ru(II) complex and the accepting F excited state of Yb(III).

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