Electron exchange in conformationally restricted donor-spacer-acceptor dyads: angle dependence and involvement of upper-lying excited States.

The rate constant for triplet energy transfer (k(TET)) has been measured in fluid solution for a series of mixed-metal Ru-Os bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) complexes built around a tethered biphenyl-based spacer group. The length of the tether controls the central torsion angle for the spacer, which can be varied systematically from 37 to 130 degrees . At low temperature, but still in fluid solution, the spacer adopts the lowest-energy conformation and k(TET) shows a clear correlation with the torsion angle.

Competition between energy transfer and interligand electron transfer in porphyrin-osmium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) dyads.

Rapid intramolecular energy transfer occurs from a free-base porphyrin to an attached osmium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) complex, most likely by way of the Förster dipole-dipole mechanism. The initially formed metal-to-ligand, charge-transfer (MLCT) excited-singlet state localized on the metal complex undergoes very fast intersystem crossing to form the corresponding triplet excited state ((3)MLCT). This latter species transfers excitation energy to the (3)pi,pi* triplet state associated with the porphyrin moiety, such that the overall effect is to catalyze intersystem crossing for the porphyrin.

How the central torsion angle affects the rates of nonradiative decay in some geometrically restricted p-quaterphenyls.

A small series of p-quaterphenyl derivatives has been prepared in which the dihedral angle (phi) for the two central rings is constrained by dialkoxy spacers of varying length. The photophysical properties of these compounds remain comparable, but there is a clear correlation between the rate constants for nonradiative decay of both singlet and triplet excited states and phi in fluid solution. The rates tend toward a minimum as phi approaches 90 degrees .

Intramolecular excimer formation and delayed fluorescence in sterically constrained pyrene dimers.

The synthesis is described for a series of five molecular dyads comprising pyrene-based terminals covalently linked through a 1,3-disubstituted phenylene spacer. The extent of through-space communication between the pyrene units is modulated by steric interactions imposed by bulky moieties attached at the 6,8-positions of each pyrene unit. For the control compound, only hydrogen atoms occupy the 6,8 positions (DP1), whereas the remaining compounds incorporate ethynylene groups terminated with either triisopropylsilyl (DP2), 1-tert-butylbenzene (DP3), 2,6-di-tert-butylbenzene (DP4) or 1-tert-butyl-3,5-dimethylbenzene (DP5) units.

An apparent angle dependence for the nonradiative deactivation of excited triplet states of sterically constrained, binuclear ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) complexes.

The photophysical properties are reported for a series of binuclear ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) complexes built around a geometrically constrained, biphenyl-based bridge. The luminescence quantum yield and lifetime increase progressively with decreasing temperature, but the derived rate constant for nonradiative decay of the lowest-energy triplet state depends on the length of a tethering strap attached at the 2,2'-positions of the biphenyl unit. Since the length of the strap determines the dihedral angle for the central C-C bond, the rate of nonradiative decay shows a pronounced dependence on angle.

Comparison of the photophysical properties of osmium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) and the corresponding ethynylated derivative.

The photophysical properties of osmium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) have been recorded over a wide temperature range. An emission band is observed and attributed to radiative decay of the lowest-energy metal-to-ligand, charge-transfer (MLCT) triplet state. This triplet is coupled to two other triplet states that lie at higher energy.

Intramolecular energy-transfer processes in a bis(porphyrin)-ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) molecular array.

A molecular triad has been synthesized comprising two free-base porphyrin terminals linked to a central ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) subunit via meso-phenylene groups. Illumination into the ruthenium(II) complex is accompanied by rapid intramolecular energy transfer from the metal-to-ligand, charge-transfer (MLCT) triplet to the lowest-energy pi-pi* triplet state localized on one of the porphyrin subunits. Transfer takes place from a vibrationally excited level which lowers the activation energy.

A strategy for the synthesis of metal bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine)-terminated molecular dyads having controlled torsion angles at the central biphenyl linker.

The synthesis of a series of binuclear complexes comprising bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine)ruthenium(II) and -osmium(II) centers connected via a geometrically constrained 4,4'-biphenyl bridge is described. These compounds have been prepared by a "synthesis-at-metal" approach as well as by the conventional method of synthesizing the ligand and subsequently attaching the metal center. A computational investigation into the behavior of the biphenyl-based bridges has been used to provide lowest-energy conformations and to estimate the degree of internal fluctuation about the mean torsion angle.

Temperature-induced switching of the mechanism for intramolecular energy transfer in a 2,2':6',2' '-Terpyridine-based Ru(II)-Os(II) trinuclear array.

The synthesis and photophysical properties of a linear 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine-based trinuclear Ru(II)-Os(II) nanometer-sized array are described. This array comprises two bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) ruthenium(II) terminals connected via alkoxy-strapped 4,4'-diethynylated biphenylene units to a central bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) osmium(II) core. The mixed-metal linear array was prepared using the "synthesis at metal" approach, and the Ru(II)-Ru(II) separation is ca.

Orientational control of electronic coupling in mixed-valence, binuclear ruthenium(II)-bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) complexes.

A series of binuclear ruthenium(II)-bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) complexes has been prepared around a central biphenylene unit equipped with a strap of variable length. Partial oxidation forms the mixed-valence complex that displays both ligand-to-metal, charge-transfer, and intervalence charge-transfer (IVCT) transitions in the near-IR region. On the basis of Hush theory, the electronic coupling matrix element for interaction between the metal centers decreases with increasing length of the tethering strap.

Electron delocalization in a ruthenium(II) Bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridyl) complex.

Photophysical properties have been recorded for a ruthenium(II) bis(2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine) complex bearing a single ethynylene substituent. The target compound is weakly emissive in fluid solution at room temperature, but both the emission yield and lifetime increase dramatically as the temperature is lowered. As found for the unsubstituted parent complex, the full temperature dependence indicates that the lowest-energy triplet state couples to two higher-energy triplets and to the ground state.

Coordination properties of a diarylaza crown ether appended with a luminescent [Ru(bipy)3]2+ unit.

The [Ru(bipy)(2)(1)](PF(6))(2) (bipy refers to 2,2'-bipyridine) complex, comprising a ruthenium(II) tris(2,2'-bipyridine) luminophore covalently linked to a di[(o-triethyleneglycoxy)phenyl]amine crown ether 1, has been synthesized and fully characterized. The photophysical properties of this metal complex have been examined in solution at ambient temperature. Luminescence from the metal complex is enhanced significantly in the presence of various adventitious cations, including protons.