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  • Title: The Connection between NHC Ligand Count and Photophysical Properties in Fe(II) Photosensitizers: An Experimental Study.
    Author: Zimmer P, Burkhardt L, Friedrich A, Steube J, Neuba A, Schepper R, Müller P, Flörke U, Huber M, Lochbrunner S, Bauer M.
    Journal: Inorg Chem; 2018 Jan 02; 57(1):360-373. PubMed ID: 29236487.
    Abstract:
    Four homo- and heteroleptic complexes bearing both polypyridyl units and N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) donor functions are studied as potential noble metal-free photosensitizers. The complexes [FeII(L1)(terpy)][PF6]2, [FeII(L2)2][PF6]2, [FeII(L1)(L3)][PF6]2, and [FeII(L3)2][PF6]2 (terpy = 2,2':6',2″ terpyridine, L1 = 2,6-bis[3-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene]pyridine, L2 = 2,6-bis[3-isopropylimidazol-2-ylidene]pyridine, L3 = 1-(2,2'-bipyridyl)-3-methylimidazol-2-ylidene) contain tridentate ligands of the C^N^C and N^N^C type, respectively, resulting in a Fe-NHC number between two and four. Thorough ground state characterization by single crystal diffraction, electrochemistry, valence-to-core X-ray emission spectroscopy (VtC-XES), and high energy resolution fluorescence detected X-ray absorption near edge structure (HERFD-XANES) in combination with ab initio calculations show a correlation between the geometric and electronic structure of these new compounds and the number of the NHC donor functions. These results serve as a basis for the investigation of the excited states by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, where the lifetime of the 3MLCT states is found to increase with the NHC donor count. The results demonstrate for the first time the close interplay between the number of NHC functionalities in Fe(II) complexes and their photochemical properties, as revealed in a comparison of the activity as photosensitizers in photocatalytic proton reduction.
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