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Brown, RT;Fletcher, NC;Nieuwenhuyzen, M;Keyes, TE
2005
March
Inorganica Chimica Acta
The isolation and secondary functionalisation of the mer- and fac-isomers of tris(5-hydroxymethyl-2,2 '-bipyridine) complexes of ruthenium(II)
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RU-99 NMR-SPECTROSCOPY TRANSITION-METAL POLYPYRIDINE COMPLEXES LIGAND COORDINATION H-1 ELECTROCHEMISTRY LUMINESCENCE RECOGNITION ASSIGNMENT
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Tris-chelate 5-hydroxymethyl-2,2 '-bipyridine complexes of ruthenium (II) and the structurally related benzo- and naphthoesters have been isolated. The mer-isomer of the alcohol functionalised complex has been isolated by selective precipitation from methylene chloride and was subsequently functionalised to the benzoester with retention of the geometrical isomerism. The fac- and merisomeric forms of the ester complexes were separated using preparative plate silica chromatography and characterised by H-1 NMR spectroscopy. X-ray structural analysis of the fac-isomer of both the ester complexes confirmed the product assignment. The photophysical properties of the three isomers were investigated, indicating very similar absorption spectra to [Ru(biPY)(3)](2+). The emission wavelength was comparable in each case, with the aromatic ester complexes giving a much longer lifetime and higher quantum yields. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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0020-1693
10.1016/j.ica.2004.10.010
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