Synthesis of substituted 2,2’-bipyridine ligands and their metal complexes

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Daitao Chen and Debra L. Mohler. Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 pierce drive, atlanta, GA 30033
Our group’s previous work and publication on photoinduced interfacial electron transfer studies focused on tricarbonylbipyridinerhenium (I) chloride complexes with flexible saturated bridges functionalized with carboxylic acid and/or thio groups.

Our current goal is to synthesize new tricarbonylbipyridinerhenium (I) chloride complexes and attach them to a series of oligomeric phenylethynylene and phenylenevinylene bridges functionalized with either a tricarboxylic acid or trithiol “tripod” triptycene anchor. This will provide precise geometries and bridges containing highly conjugated p-systems to increase ET rates between the metal complex dye and nanoparticle. During this work, a new efficient multiple-step synthesis has been developed to synthesize 4-mono substituted 2,2’-bipyridine ligands; several asymmetrically tetra-substituted triptycenes have been prepared for use as the rigid “tripod” anchor system.

 

Heterocycles and Aromatics
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, September 8, 2003 Sheraton New York -- Royal Ballroom B, Oral

Division of Organic Chemistry
The 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11, 2003