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Terpyridine derivatives functionalized with (hetero)aromatic groups and the corresponding Ru complexes: Synthesis and characterization as SHG chromophores

Terpyridine derivatives functionalized with (hetero)aromatic groups and the corresponding Ru complexes: Synthesis and characterization as SHG chromophores
Push–pull terpyridine derivatives 3 were synthesized and characterized in order to study the variations produced in their optical and electronic properties by linking different (hetero)aromatic electron donor moieties at 4′-position of the electron deficient terpyridine moiety. The final donor-acceptor systems 3a-g were synthesized in fair to good yields by Kröhnke condensation of the precursor aldehydes 1, with 2-acetylpyridine 2. Hyper-Rayleigh scattering in dioxane solutions using a fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm was employed to evaluate their second-order nonlinear optical properties. Terpyridine derivative 3g functionalized with the 9-ethyl-9H-carbazolyl group exhibited the largest first hyperpolarizability (β = 610 × 10−30 esu, using the T convention) thus indicating its potential application as a second harmonic generation (SHG) chromophore. Terpyridine derivatives 3 were also used as ligands for the synthesis of novel [RuII(tpy)(NCS)3]– complexes, prepared in good yields by a two-step procedure involving the preparation of [RuIII(tpy)(Cl3)] as intermediates. RutheniumII complexes display a broad absorption in the visible range, accounting for their very dark color. Their redox behaviour is mainly characterized by the RuII-RuIII oxidation and by the ligand-centered reduction, whose potentials can be finely tuned by the electronic properties of the aromatic substituents on the terpyridine ligand. Hyper-Rayleigh scattering in methanol solutions using a fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm was also employed to evaluate their second order nonlinear optical properties.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S0143720817315930

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