Probing the use of long lived intra-ligand π–π*excited states for photocatalytic systems: A study of the photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]

Peter A. Summers, James A. Calladine, Nasiru Ibrahim, Kennedy P. Kusumo, Charlotte A. Clark, Xue Z. Sun, Michelle L. Hamilton, Michael Towrie, Jonathan McMaster, Martin Schröder, Michael W. George

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Abstract

We report the excited state photophysics and photochemistry of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)] (dppz-(CH3)2 = 11,12-dimethyl-dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine) in CH3CN using time-resolved infrared (TRIR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Excitation of the1MLCT (metal-to-ligand charge transfer) band of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)] populates a3MLCT excited state which rapidly interconverts on a timescale <1 ns to a long lived IL (intra-ligand) ππexcited state with a lifetime of 190 ( ± 5) ns. In the presence of an electron donor (NEt3), the IL excited state of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)] can be reductively quenched to [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]with the radical in the latter localised on the distal phenazine (phz) portion of the dppz ligand. The phz based electron in [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]has minimal interaction with the rhenium metal centre which increases the stability of the photosensitiser in its reduced form. In non-dried, non-degassed CH3CN (1 M NEt3), [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]shows no significant change in the carbonyl region of the IR spectrum for at least 2 h during continuous photolysis. In addition, we investigate the use of [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]to reduce the previously studied catalyst [NiFe2], with facile electron transfer from [ReCl(CO)3(dppz-(CH3)2)]to form [NiFe2].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)259-264
Number of pages6
JournalPolyhedron
Volume123
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Intra-ligand excited state
  • Photophysics
  • Reductive quenching
  • Rhenium
  • Time-resolved IR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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