We demonstrate here that, whereas the rhenium(I)− zinc porphyrin dyad fac-[Re(CO)3(bpy)(Zn·4′MPyP)](CF3SO3) [1; 4′MPyP = 5-(4′-pyridyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin] shows no evidence for photoinduced electron transfer upon excitation in the visible region because the charge-separated state ZnP+−Re− is almost isoenergetic with the singlet excited state of the zinc porphyrin (ΔG = −0.05 eV), the introduction of electron-withdrawing ethyl ester groups on the bpy ligand significantly improves the thermodynamics of the process (ΔG = −0.42 eV). As a consequence, in the new dyad fac-[Re(CO)3(4,4′-DEC-bpy)(Zn·4′MPyP)](CF3SO3) (4; 4,4′- DEC-bpy = 4,4′-diethoxycarbonyl-2,2′-bipyridine), an efficient and ultrafast intramolecular electron-transfer process occurs from the excited zinc porphyrin to the rhenium unit upon excitation with visible light. Conversely, the introduction of electron-donor tert-butyl groups on the meso-phenyl moieties of the zinc porphyrin has a negligible effect on the photophysics of the system. For dyad 4, the time constants for the charge-separation and chargerecombination processes in solvents of different polarity (PrCN, DCM, and toluene) were measured by an ultrafast time-resolved absorption technique (λexc = 560 nm).
Improving the Efficiency of the Photoinduced Charge-Separation Process in a Rhenium(I)−Zinc Porphyrin Dyad by Simple Chemical Functionalization
INDELLI, Maria Teresa
2013
Abstract
We demonstrate here that, whereas the rhenium(I)− zinc porphyrin dyad fac-[Re(CO)3(bpy)(Zn·4′MPyP)](CF3SO3) [1; 4′MPyP = 5-(4′-pyridyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin] shows no evidence for photoinduced electron transfer upon excitation in the visible region because the charge-separated state ZnP+−Re− is almost isoenergetic with the singlet excited state of the zinc porphyrin (ΔG = −0.05 eV), the introduction of electron-withdrawing ethyl ester groups on the bpy ligand significantly improves the thermodynamics of the process (ΔG = −0.42 eV). As a consequence, in the new dyad fac-[Re(CO)3(4,4′-DEC-bpy)(Zn·4′MPyP)](CF3SO3) (4; 4,4′- DEC-bpy = 4,4′-diethoxycarbonyl-2,2′-bipyridine), an efficient and ultrafast intramolecular electron-transfer process occurs from the excited zinc porphyrin to the rhenium unit upon excitation with visible light. Conversely, the introduction of electron-donor tert-butyl groups on the meso-phenyl moieties of the zinc porphyrin has a negligible effect on the photophysics of the system. For dyad 4, the time constants for the charge-separation and chargerecombination processes in solvents of different polarity (PrCN, DCM, and toluene) were measured by an ultrafast time-resolved absorption technique (λexc = 560 nm).I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
