Spatial extensions of excited states of metal complexes. Tunability by chemical variation

Yersin, Hartmut and Humbs, Werner (1999) Spatial extensions of excited states of metal complexes. Tunability by chemical variation. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 38 (25). pp. 5820-5831. ISSN 0020-1669, 1520-510X

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Abstract

The ligand-ligand coupling in excited states of homoleptic metal-organic and related compounds of the platinum metal group depends strongly on the metal d or MLCT character in these states. In particular, in triplet slates, which mostly represent the lowest excited states, the metal participation is displayed in the amount of zero-field splitting (zfs) Detailed investigations in recent years have demonstrated that complexes with very small metal participation and thus small zfs, like [Rh(bpy)(3)](3+) and [Pt(bpy)(3)](3+), exhibit spatially localized or ligand-centered triplets. Compounds with large metal character as in (MLCT)-M-3 states have large zfs, and the states are delocalized over the metal and the different ligands, as found for [RU(bpy)(3)](2+) and [Os(bpy)(3)](2+). By chemical variation, it is possible to obtain a compound characterized by an intermediate position between the two extreme situations. Such a compound is Pt(2-tbpy)(2) with 2-thpy(-) = 2-(2-thienylpyridinate). It is one of the main subjects of this investigation to study whether in Pt(2-thpy)(2) the lowest excited triplet is spatially extended over both ligands. This is done by comparing highly resolved emission (and excitation) spectra of perprotonated Pt(2-thpy-h(6))(2), partially deuterated Pt(2-thpy-h(6))(2-thpy-d(6)), and perdeuterated Pt(2-thpy-d(6))(2). These spectra display clear fingearprints with respect to spatial extensions of the excited states. The required high resolution is obtained when the compounds are dissolved in an n-octane matrix (Shpol'skii matrix) and are measured at low temperature (T = 1.3 and 4.2 K). The deuterated compounds are studied for the first time. Interestingly, it is found that all three triplet sublevels of Pt(2-thpy)(2) are spatially extended over both ligands. This result is of high importance, since it tells us that already a moderate metal d or MLCT character in the lowest triplet stare of homoleptic compounds of the platinum metal group leads, at least in a rigid matrix, to spatially delocalized excited states.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: HIGHLY RESOLVED EMISSION; VIBRATIONAL SATELLITE STRUCTURES; SINGLE-CRYSTAL <RU(BPY)3>(PF6)2; TRIPLET-STATE; POLARIZED EMISSION; ELECTRONIC STATES; INDUCED SHIFTS; HIGH-PRESSURE; LUMINESCENCE; PLATINUM(II);
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie > Chair of Chemistry III - Physical Chemistry (Molecular Spectroscopy and Photochemistry) > Prof. Dr. Hartmut Yersin
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2022 09:32
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2022 09:32
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/48766

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