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Sequential Picosecond Isomerizations in a Photochromic Ruthenium Sulfoxide Complex Triggered by Pump-Repump-Probe Spectroscopy.

Authors :
King, Albert W.
Jin, Yuhuan
Engle, James T.
Ziegler, Christopher J.
Rack, Jeffrey J.
Source :
Inorganic Chemistry. 2/18/2013, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p2086-2093. 8p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The complex [Ru(bpy)2(bpSO)](PF6)2, where bpy is 2,2'-bipydine and bpSO is l,2-bis(phenylsulfinyl)ethane, exhibits three distinct isomers which are accessible upon metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) irradiation. This complex and its parent, [Ru(bpy)2(bpte)](PF6)2, where bpte is 1,2-bis(phenylthio)ethane, have been synthesized and characterized by UV--visible spectroscopy, NMR, X-ray crystallography, and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. A novel method of 2-color Pump-Repump-Probe spectroscopy has been employed to investigate all three isomers of the bis-sulfoxide complex This method allows for observation of the isomerization dynamics of sequential isomerizations of each sulfoxide from MLCT irradiation of the S,S-bonded complex to ultimately form the 0,0-bonded metastable complex. One-dimensional (l-D) and two-dimensional (2-D) (COSY, NOESY, and TOCSY) 'H NMR data show the thioether and ground state S,S-bonded sulfoxide complexes to be rigorously C2 symmetric and are consistent with the crystal structures. Transient absorption spectroscopy reveals that the S,S to S,0 isomerization occurs with an observed time constant of 56.8 (±7.4) ps. The S,0 to 0,0 isomerization time constant was found to be 59 (±4) ps by pump-repump-probe spectroscopy. The composite S,S- to 0,0-isomer quantum yield is 0.42. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00201669
Volume :
52
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Inorganic Chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
86132420
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/ic302489a