A new zwitterionic, water soluble, Re(I) complex: Synthesis, spectroscopic and computational characterization
A new water soluble Re(I) complex with a zwitterionic structure, Bu 4N[(bpy)Re(CO)3(dcbpy)] (where Bu = butyl; bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine; dcbpy = 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxylate), was successfully synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, 1H NMR, FTIR and ESI. Protonation studies in aqueou...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0022328X_v745-746_n_p470_MartinezSaavedra |
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| Sumario: | A new water soluble Re(I) complex with a zwitterionic structure, Bu 4N[(bpy)Re(CO)3(dcbpy)] (where Bu = butyl; bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine; dcbpy = 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxylate), was successfully synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, 1H NMR, FTIR and ESI. Protonation studies in aqueous solutions of the Re(I) complex showed three acid-base equilibriums with pKa1 = 5.0, pKa2 = 3.0 and pKa3 = 2.0. pKa1 was assigned to the protonation equilibrium at bpy while pKa2 and pKa3 could be ascribed to protonation/deprotonation of the two carboxylates groups in the dcbpy ligand. With the aid of TD-DFT calculations the nature of the electronic transitions responsible for the pH-dependent UV-vis spectroscopy of the Re(I) complex was identified. At pH = 7 the lower energy band of the complex has MLLCTRe(CO)3→dcbpy character while at pH < 2 it switches to MLLCTRe(CO)3→bpy. This change in the nature of the lower energy band is responsible for the overall spectral changes in the 350-500 nm range after protonation of the Re(I) complex. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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