Aryl, bi-functionalised imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline ligands and their luminescent rhenium(I) complexes

Bonello, R. Owen, Pitak, Mateusz B., Tizzard, Graham J., Coles, Simon J., Fallis, Ian A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7361-0182 and Pope, Simon J.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-9711 2022. Aryl, bi-functionalised imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline ligands and their luminescent rhenium(I) complexes. Polyhedron 228 , 116179. 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116179

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Abstract

Five new imidazo[4,5-f]-1,10-phenanthroline based ligands (1–5) have been synthesised and characterised. The facile synthesis of 1–5 allows two regiochemical points of structural variety allowing highly conjugated and bulky aryl groups of varying functionalities, including azobenzene, trityl and terpyridine constituents, to be attached to the ligand core. 1–5 are fluorescent (λem = 410–415 nm), and react readily with [ReBr(CO)5] in toluene to give neutral coordination complexes of the form fac-[ReBr(CO)3(1–5)]. The series of complexes was characterised using a variety of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Two examples of this series were characterised in the solid state using single crystal X-ray diffraction which confirmed the octahedral geometry and formulation. Photophysical studies showed that fac-[ReBr(CO)3(1–5)] are phosphorescent in solution under ambient conditions, revealing visible emission (558–585 nm) in aerated solution with corresponding lifetimes in the range 149–267 ns. These attributes are consistent with a triplet metal to ligand charge transfer (3MLCT) emitting state.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0277-5387
Funders:	Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship and Magnox Ltd
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	8 November 2022
Date of Acceptance:	14 October 2022
Last Modified:	15 May 2023 20:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/154052

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