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Luminescence in Functionalized Copper Thiolate Clusters – Synthesis and Structural Effects
Author(s) -
Langer Robert,
Yadav Munendra,
Weinert Bastian,
Fenske Dieter,
Fuhr Olaf
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201300155
Subject(s) - chemistry , luminescence , cluster (spacecraft) , copper , crystallography , atomic orbital , molecule , ligand (biochemistry) , absorption (acoustics) , molecular orbital , photochemistry , absorption spectroscopy , metal , crystal structure , electron , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , receptor , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , computer science , acoustics , programming language
A series of luminescent polynuclear copper(I) phenyl thiolate clusters with functional groups in the organic ligand shell has been synthesized and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Cluster compounds 1 – 5 with Me 2 N groups bound to the phenyl thiolate are described and feature different nuclearities and core geometries. The heptanuclear compound 6 , which contains both phenyl thiolate and Me 3 SiO functionalized phenyl thiolate ligands, is an unusual example of a mixed thiolate cluster and exhibits a core almost identical to that of 5 . The optical properties of these compounds, which range from binuclear complexes with large Cu ··· Cu distances to cluster molecules with seven copper atoms and relatively short Cu ··· Cu distances, have been investigated. Compounds 1 – 5 show strong absorption below 500 nm. The intense luminescence covers a wide range of the visible spectrum ( 1 : green; 2 and 3 : blue; 4 and 5 : yellow). It seems likely that the optical transitions occur between orbitals of the thiol ligands and metal‐centered orbitals; for the species with short Cu ··· Cu distances ( 3 – 5 ), these interactions cause a further redshift of the spectra. In addition, the influence of functional groups on optical absorption and emission is shown by the two Cu 7 clusters 5 and 6 , which differ solely in the electron‐donating nature of their functional groups.