Ligand-Field Spectroscopy of Co(III) Complexes and the Development of a Spectrochemical Series for Low-Spin d6 Charge-Transfer Chromophores
- Jonathan T. YarrantonJonathan T. YarrantonDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United StatesMore by Jonathan T. Yarranton
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- James K. McCusker*James K. McCusker*Email: [email protected]Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United StatesMore by James K. McCusker
Abstract
A study of a series of six-coordinate Co(III) complexes has been carried out to quantify spectroscopic parameters for a range of ligands that are commonly employed to realize strong charge-transfer absorptions in low-spin, d6 systems. Identification of any three ligand-field transitions allows for the determination of the splitting parameter (10 Dq) as well as the Racah B and C parameters for a given compound. The data revealed a relatively small spread in the magnitude of 10 Dq, ranging from ca. 23 000 cm–1 in the case of [Co(pyrro-bpy)3]3+ (where pyrro-bpy is 4,4′-dipyrrolidinyl-2,2′-bipyridine) to ca. 26 000 cm–1 for [Co(terpy)2]3+ (where terpy is 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine). Significantly, trends across the series suggest that polypyridyl ligands behave as net π-donors when interacting with Co(III), in contrast to the net π-accepting character they exhibit when bound to second- and third-row metals. The influence of strong σ donation associated with carbene-based ligands was evident from the data acquired for [Co(BMeImPy)2]3+ (where BMeImPy is 3,3′-(pyridine-2,6-diyl)bis(1-methyl-1H-3-imidazolium)), where a 10 Dq value of ca. 30 000 cm–1 was determined. Spectroscopic data were also analyzed for [Fe(bpy)3]2+ using the results on [Co(bpy)3]3+ as a reference point. A value for 10 Dq of 21 000 cm–1 was estimated, indicating a reduction in the ligand-field strength of ca. 3000 cm–1 upon replacing Co(III) with Fe(II). We suggest that this approach of taking advantage of the blueshift of the charge-transfer feature in Co(III) complexes to reveal otherwise obscured ligand-field bands can be a useful tool for the development of new ligand systems to expand the photofunctionality of first-row transition-metal-based chromophores.
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