Issue 38, 2010
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Dalton Transactions

Substituted [Cu(i)(POP)(bipyridyl)] and related complexes: Synthesis, structure, properties and applications to dye-sensitised solar cells†‡

Charlotte L. Linfoot,a   Patricia Richardson,a   Tracy E. Hewat,a   Omar Moudam,a   Michael M. Forde,a   Anna Collins,a   Fraser Whitea  and  Neil Robertson*a  

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a School of Chemistry and EaStChem, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK
E-mail: neil.robertson@ed.ac.uk
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Abstract

The synthesis and subsequent spectroscopic, electrochemical, photophysical and computational characterisation of a series of heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes of general formula: [CuPOP{4,4′(R)-bipyridyl}][BF4] and [CuPOP{4,4′,6,6′(R)-bipyridyl}][BF4] is described (POP = bis{2-(diphenylphosphanyl)phenyl} ether; R = Me, CO2H, CO2Et. The steric constraint imposed by the POP ligand can impede distortion towards square planar geometry upon MLCT excitation or oxidation and this is explored in the context of varying substituents on the bipyridyl ligand. The insight gained opens new avenues for design of functional Cu(I) systems suitable for photophysical and photoelectrochemical applications such as sensitisers for dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs).

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0DT00190B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Mar 2010
Accepted
08 Jul 2010
First published
21 Sep 2010

Dalton Trans., 2010,39, 8945-8956

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Substituted [Cu(I)(POP)(bipyridyl)] and related complexes: Synthesis, structure, properties and applications to dye-sensitised solar cells

C. L. Linfoot, P. Richardson, T. E. Hewat, O. Moudam, M. M. Forde, A. Collins, F. White and N. Robertson, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 8945 DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00190B

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