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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A high molar extinction coefficient bisterpyridyl homoleptic Ru(II) complex with trans-2- ethyl-2-butenoic acid functionality: Potential dye for dye-sensitized solar cells
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 13, No. 3, Year 2012
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In our continued efforts in the synthesis of ruthenium(II) polypyridine complexes as potential dyes for use in varied applications, such as the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), this work particularly describes the synthesis, absorption spectrum, redox behavior and luminescence properties of a new homoleptic ruthenium(II) complex bearing a simple trans-2-methyl-2-butenoic acid functionality as the anchoring ligand on terpyridine moiety. The functionalized terpyridine ligand: 4'-(trans-2-methyl-2-butenoic acid)-terpyridyl (L1) was synthesized by aryl bromide substitution on terpyridine in a basic reaction condition under palladium carbide catalysis. In particular, the photophysical and redox properties of the complex formulated as: bis-4'-(trans-2-methyl-2-butenoic acid)-terpyridyl ruthenium(II) bis-hexafluorophosphate [Ru(L1) 2(PF6) 2] are significantly better compared to those of [Ru(tpy)2] 2+ and compare well with those of the best emitters of Ru(II) polypyridine family containing tridentate ligands. Reasons for the improved photophysical and redox properties of the complex may be attributed partly to the presence of a substituted α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid moiety leading to increase in the length of π-conjugation bond thereby enhancing the MLCT-MC (Metal-to-ligand-charge transfer-metal centred) energy gap, and to the reduced difference between the minima of the excited and ground states potential energy surfaces. © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Adeloye, Adewale Olufunsho
South Africa, Alice
University of Fort Hare
Olomola, Temitope O.
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Adebayo, Akinbulu I.
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Ajibade, Peter A.
South Africa, Alice
University of Fort Hare
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
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Doi:
10.3390/ijms13033511
e-ISSN:
14220067