Synthesis and photophysical properties of ruthenocene-[60]fullerene dyads†
Abstract
Two novel ruthenocene-C60 dyads, with a 2-pyrazoline ring or a pyrrolidine ring as a linker, have been synthesized with the aim of providing a simple model of natural photosynthesis. The photophysical properties of the two ruthenocene-C60 dyads have been investigated by steady-state absorption and fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence and nanosecond transient measurements in polar and