Synthesis, Characterisation of (Arene)tricarbonylchromium Complexes Linked to Cationic Fe and Ru Derivatives and Studies of First Hyperpolarisabilities by Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering

  • Maria Helena Garcia
  • , Sophie Royer
  • , Maria Paula Robalo
  • , Alberto Romão Dias
  • , Jean Philippe Tranchier
  • , René Chavignon
  • , Damien Prim
  • , Audrey Auffrant
  • , Françoise Rose-Munch
  • , Eric Rose
  • , Jacqueline Vaissermann
  • , André Persoons
  • , Inge Asselberghs

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Abstract

In order to investigate the non-linear optical properties, in particular second-order effects of binuclear organometallic complexes, a series of new cationic binuclear [MCp-(DPPE)N≡C-(spacer)-C≡C-C6H 5Cr(CO)3]+[PF6]- compounds and mononuclear precursors [N≡C-(spacer)-C≡ C-C 6H5Cr(CO)3] have been synthesised [where M = FeII or RuII; Cp = η5-C5H 5 and spacer = phenyl ring (C6H4), thiophene, (C4H2S), or bithiophene (C4H2S) 2]. The Fe or Ru organometallic π-donor fragments were linked by an extended π system to the acceptor Cr(CO)3 fragment. The effect of π back-donation involving the second Fe or Ru metal centre and the π* orbitals of the N≡C-coordinated group, was probed by the V(N≡C) stretching bands on the IR spectra and also by NMR spectroscopic data. The planarity, largely due to the π-electron resonance, found on the solid state structure of the mononuclear complex [N≡C-C 6H5-C≡C-(η6-C6H 5)Cr(CO)3] (1Cr) determined by X-ray diffraction [mono-clinic system, P21/c space group, with a = 10.326(2) Å, b = 13.209(5) Å, c = 11.799(2) Å and Z = 4] emphasises the electronic effect of this building block. The significant values of first hyperpolarisabihty β determined by hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) indicate that the Fe containing compounds were more efficient on second-order non-linear optical properties than the ruthenium analogues and the parent mononuclear chromium compounds. (

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3895-3904
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 2003

Keywords

  • Arene ligands
  • Carbonyl ligands
  • Chromium
  • Hyperpolarisability
  • Iron
  • Non-linear optics
  • Ruthenium

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