A novel type of heteroleptic Cu(i) complexes featuring nitrogen-rich tetrazine ligands: syntheses, crystal structures, spectral properties, cyclic voltammetry, and theoretical calculations
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4dt03137g" target="_blank" >10.1039/d4dt03137g</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A novel type of heteroleptic Cu(i) complexes featuring nitrogen-rich tetrazine ligands: syntheses, crystal structures, spectral properties, cyclic voltammetry, and theoretical calculations
Original language description
Heteroleptic copper(i) complexes with the general formula [Cu(N<^>N)(P<^>P)]X constitute one of the most studied categories of 3d metal photosensitizers. Here, we examine using 1,2,4,5-tetrazine-based ligands to synthesize photoactive Cu(i) complexes. The newly prepared complexes were characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis, which revealed the formation of dinuclear complexes [Cu2(mu-L1)(xantphos)2](ClO4)2 (1) and [Cu2(mu-L2)(xantphos)2](ClO4)2 (2), and mononuclear complexes [Cu(L3)(xantphos)]ClO4 (3) and [Cu(L4)(xantphos)]ClO4 (4), where L1 = 3,6-di(2 '-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (bptz), L2 = 3,6-bis-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, L3 = 3-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, L4 = 3-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine and xantphos = 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene. Solution stability assays were addressed by NMR spectroscopy showing that complexes are stable in dichloromethane over several days. The electronic excited states were investigated by UV-Vis and luminiscence spectroscopy and interpreted with the help of TD-DFT calculations. In the case of all the newly prepared complexes 1-4, the absorptions in the visible region were assigned to non-emissive MLCT transitions between the Cu(i) and the respective tetrazine ligand. Redox properties were probed by cyclic voltammetry and also supplemented by DFT calculations. Interestingly, tetrazine ligands L1-L4 show a shift of reduction potential to less negative values upon the formation of Cu(i) complexes 1-4. Moreover, the two complexes 3-4 represent the first reported case of mononuclear heteroleptic Cu(i)-tetrazine complexes.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10402 - Inorganic and nuclear chemistry
Result continuities
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Dalton Transactions
ISSN
1477-9226
e-ISSN
1477-9234
Volume of the periodical
54
Issue of the periodical within the volume
14
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
5944-5952
UT code for WoS article
001445916800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105002381345