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Bis‐Tridentate‐Cyclometalated Ruthenium Complexes with Extended Anchoring Ligand and Their Performance in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells.
Author(s) -
Aghazada Sadig,
Zimmermann Iwan,
Ren Yameng,
Wang Peng,
Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201703138
Subject(s) - ruthenium , ligand (biochemistry) , terpyridine , chemistry , dye sensitized solar cell , proton nmr , chelation , absorption spectroscopy , nmr spectra database , stereochemistry , crystallography , photochemistry , metal , spectral line , electrolyte , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , physics , receptor , electrode , quantum mechanics , astronomy
Ruthenium polypyridine complexes with six‐membered chelating rings have recently received significant attention due to their broad absorption spectra and outstanding photophysical characteristics. In this work we present the synthesis and characterization of three new heteroleptic bis ‐tridentate cyclometalated ruthenium complexes, i. e. 1 a , 2 a, and 3 a , with donating and accepting ligands. Complexes 2 a and 3 a are coordinated with 2,6‐di(quinolin‐8‐yl)‐4‐methoxycarbonylpyridine ( dqpCO 2 Me ), and 1 a with 2,2’:6’,2’’‐terpyridine‐4’‐ethoxycarbonyl ( tpyCO 2 Et ) accepting ligands. Interestingly, the binding mode of the accepting ligand was found to differ in 3 a and 2 a . NMR spectra and single crystal XRD data reveal that in 3 a one of the quinolines of dqpCO 2 Me ligand is cyclometalated, while in 2 a the ligand coordinates in an expected fashion similar to tpyCO 2 Et . The ester groups in 1 a and 2 a were hydrolyzed to obtain sensitizers 1 and 2 , which were used in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and the device performance with both iodine‐ and cobalt‐based electrolytes was investigated. Complete 1 H, 13 C and 1 H‐ 1 H COSY NMR, and high‐resolution mass analyses of all complexes were conducted.