文摘
The synthesis and characterization of two dinuclear ruthenium polypyridyl complexes based on the bridging ligands5,5'-bis(pyridin-2' '-yl)-3,3'-bis(1H-1,2,4-triazole) and 5,5'-bis(pyrazin-2' '-yl)-3,3'-bis(1H-1,2,4-triazole) and of theirmononuclear precursors are reported. The dinuclear compounds have been prepared by a Ni(0) catalyzed couplingof a mononuclear ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complex containing a brominated triazole moiety. Electrochemical andphotophysical studies indicate that, in these dinuclear complexes, the protonation state of the bridge may be usedto tune the intercomponent interaction between the two metal centers and that these species act as proton driventhree-way molecular switches that can be read by electrochemical or luminescence techniques.