Synthesis, emission, electrochemistry and cation-binding studies of ruthenium(II)–diimine–crown and –terpyridine–crown complexes

Abstract

A series of ruthenium(II) complexes with crown-containing ligands of the types [Ru([upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end])₂(L′)]²⁺ {[upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end] = 2,2′-bipyridine (bipy), L′ = N-(2-pyridinylmethylene)- 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12-octahydro-1,4,7,10,13-benzopentaoxacyclononadecin-16- ylamine (dic); [upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end] = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), L′ = dic} and [Ru([upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end])(L′)]²⁺ {[upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end] = L′ = N-[4-{4′-(2,2′∶6′,2″- terpyridyl)}benzyl]-1,4,7,10-tetraoxa-13-azacyclopentadecane (L¹); [upper bond 1 start]NN[upper bond 1 end] = 2,2′∶6′,2″- terpyridine (terpy), L′ = L¹} have been synthesized and their emission, electrochemical and cation-binding properties studied.

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