Issue 45, 2020

Zn-Templated synthesis of substituted (2,6-diimine)pyridine proligands and evaluation of their iron complexes as anolytes for flow battery applications

Abstract

Pseudo-octahedral iron complexes supported by tridentate N^N^N-binding, redox ‘non-innocent’ diiminepyridine (DIP) ligands exhibit multiple reversible ligand-based reductions that suggest the potential application of these complexes as anolytes in redox flow batteries (RFBs). When bearing aryl groups at the imine nitrogens, substitution at the 4-position can be used to tune these redox potentials and impact other properties relevant to RFB applications, such as solubility and stability over extended cycling. DIP ligands bearing electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) in this position, however, can be challenging to isolate via typical condensation routes involving para-substituted anilines and 2,6-diacetylpyridine. In this work, we demonstrate a high-yielding Zn-templated synthesis of DIP ligands bearing strong EWGs. The synthesis and electrochemical characterization of iron(II) complexes of these ligands is also described, along with properties relevant to their potential application as RFB anolytes.

Graphical abstract: Zn-Templated synthesis of substituted (2,6-diimine)pyridine proligands and evaluation of their iron complexes as anolytes for flow battery applications

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 feb 2020
Accepted
09 apr 2020
First published
13 apr 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 16175-16183

Zn-Templated synthesis of substituted (2,6-diimine)pyridine proligands and evaluation of their iron complexes as anolytes for flow battery applications

J. D. Braun, P. A. Gray, B. K. Sidhu, D. B. Nemez and D. E. Herbert, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 16175 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT00543F

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