Intriguing C–H⋯Cu interactions in bis-(phenanthroline)Cu(i ) redox mediators for dye-sensitized solar cells
Author(s) -
Alessia Colombo,
Rachele Ossola,
Mirko Magni,
Dominique Roberto,
Denis Jacquemin,
Carlo Castellano,
Francesco Demartin,
Claudia Dragonetti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dalton transactions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.98
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1477-9234
pISSN - 1477-9226
DOI - 10.1039/c7dt04045h
Subject(s) - phenanthroline , redox , copper , chemistry , dye sensitized solar cell , atom (system on chip) , medicinal chemistry , photochemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , electrolyte , computer science , embedded system
We have synthesized and characterized a series of bis-(phenanthroline)Cu(i) complexes of interest as redox mediators for dye-sensitized solar cells. This study led to the discovery of intriguing anagostic interactions between the hydrogen atom and the copper center as evidenced by X-ray diffraction studies on a single crystal. Remarkably, an anagostic interaction was found between a H atom of a methyl group and a copper site.
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