This paper presents the synthesis, MO calculations, an
d photochemical an
d photophysical properties of
cis-[Ru(bpy)
2(3Am
dpy
2oxaNBE)](PF
6)
2 (
2), where bpy is 2,2'-bipyri
dine an
d 3Am
dpy
2oxaNBE is the novel 5,6-bis(3-ami
dopyri
dine)-7-oxanorbornene chelate-ligan
d (
1). Complex
2 is consi
dere
d in relation to the
cis-[Ru(bpy)
2(3Amnpy)
2](PF
6)
2 (
3) analogous complex, where 3Amnpy is 3-aminopyri
dine. Complexes
2 an
d 3 exhibit absorptionsnear 350 nm an
d in the 420-500 nm region attributable to a contribution from MLCT transitions (
d bpy an
dd L; L = 3Am
dpy
2oxaNBE or 3Amnpy). Whereas complex
3 is photochemically reactive, complex
2 showsluminescence either at 77 K or at room temperature in flui
d solution. The emission of
2 assignable as an MLCT(Ru
bpy) emission is characterize
d by a long lifetime at room temperature (650 ns in CH
3CN an
d 509 ns inH
2O). It is in
depen
dent of
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irr, but it is temperature
depen
dent; i.e., it increases as the temperature is lowere
d.Consi
dering the chelate ring of
1 contributes to the stability of the complex
2 un
der continuous light irra
diation, the
difference in the primary photoprocesses of
3 (loss of 3Amnpy) an
d 2 (luminescence) may be cause
d by a loweringof the lowest excite
d state from
3 to
2. The surface crossing to the lowest MC state value of 987 cm
-1 (similar tothat of [Ru(bpy)
3]
2+) will be prevente
d in the case of complex
2, an
d as a result, efficient 3Am
dpy moiety losscannot occur. The electronic
depopulation of the {Ru(bpy)
2} unit an
d population of a bpy* orbital upon excitationare evi
dent by comparing the photophysical properties with those of a [Ru(bpy)
3]
2+ relate
d complex. Moreover, are
duction of a bpy ligan
d in the MLCT excite
d state is in
dicate
d by time-resolve
d spectra that show features typicalof bpy
-. The photocatalytic property of
2 is spectroscopically
demonstrate
d by oxi
dative quenching using eithermethylviologen
2+ or [RuCl(NH
3)
5]
+2 electron-acceptor ions.