Abstract
In the present study of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions, the excited-state of a fac-[(CO)3ReI(bpy)(4,4′-bpy)]+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine) complex was reductively quenched by a series of phenols. A variation of substituents on the phenols substantially alters their pKa and E° values and provides an opportunity to study photoinduced PCET as a function of their redox properties. Analyses of absorption spectral changes indicate that the phenols form a weak hydrogen bond with the pyridinic nitrogen of the 4,4′-bpy ligand in the ground-state, and ground-state association constant (KA) values were determined. This H-bonded adduct quenches the excited Re complex by PCET from the phenol, to form the reduced and protonated Re complex. The KA values obtained aid quantitative evaluation of the rate constant for the PCET reaction in the H-bonded adduct. Thus, photophysical studies and mechanistic analysis indicate that the reaction occurs via a concerted mechanistic pathway, for the unsubstituted phenol and phenols with electron-withdrawing substituents. Furthermore, the magnitude of the quenching varies systematically with the proton-coupled potentials of the phenols and not their hydrogen-bonding strength (as reflected in KA). This study is one of the first detailed analyses of intermolecular H-bonding between a self-assembling metal complex and a series of substituted phenols in an effort to study their relationship with the kinetic parameters in a photoinduced CPET reaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12569-12576 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 15 2017 |
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Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Excited-State Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer from a Series of Phenols to a Re(I) Polypyridyl Complex. / Dongare, Prateek; Bonn, Annabell G.; Maji, Somnath; Hammarström, Leif.
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T1 - Analysis of Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on Excited-State Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer from a Series of Phenols to a Re(I) Polypyridyl Complex
AU - Dongare, Prateek
AU - Bonn, Annabell G.
AU - Maji, Somnath
AU - Hammarström, Leif
PY - 2017/6/15
Y1 - 2017/6/15
N2 - In the present study of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions, the excited-state of a fac-[(CO)3ReI(bpy)(4,4′-bpy)]+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine) complex was reductively quenched by a series of phenols. A variation of substituents on the phenols substantially alters their pKa and E° values and provides an opportunity to study photoinduced PCET as a function of their redox properties. Analyses of absorption spectral changes indicate that the phenols form a weak hydrogen bond with the pyridinic nitrogen of the 4,4′-bpy ligand in the ground-state, and ground-state association constant (KA) values were determined. This H-bonded adduct quenches the excited Re complex by PCET from the phenol, to form the reduced and protonated Re complex. The KA values obtained aid quantitative evaluation of the rate constant for the PCET reaction in the H-bonded adduct. Thus, photophysical studies and mechanistic analysis indicate that the reaction occurs via a concerted mechanistic pathway, for the unsubstituted phenol and phenols with electron-withdrawing substituents. Furthermore, the magnitude of the quenching varies systematically with the proton-coupled potentials of the phenols and not their hydrogen-bonding strength (as reflected in KA). This study is one of the first detailed analyses of intermolecular H-bonding between a self-assembling metal complex and a series of substituted phenols in an effort to study their relationship with the kinetic parameters in a photoinduced CPET reaction.
AB - In the present study of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions, the excited-state of a fac-[(CO)3ReI(bpy)(4,4′-bpy)]+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine) complex was reductively quenched by a series of phenols. A variation of substituents on the phenols substantially alters their pKa and E° values and provides an opportunity to study photoinduced PCET as a function of their redox properties. Analyses of absorption spectral changes indicate that the phenols form a weak hydrogen bond with the pyridinic nitrogen of the 4,4′-bpy ligand in the ground-state, and ground-state association constant (KA) values were determined. This H-bonded adduct quenches the excited Re complex by PCET from the phenol, to form the reduced and protonated Re complex. The KA values obtained aid quantitative evaluation of the rate constant for the PCET reaction in the H-bonded adduct. Thus, photophysical studies and mechanistic analysis indicate that the reaction occurs via a concerted mechanistic pathway, for the unsubstituted phenol and phenols with electron-withdrawing substituents. Furthermore, the magnitude of the quenching varies systematically with the proton-coupled potentials of the phenols and not their hydrogen-bonding strength (as reflected in KA). This study is one of the first detailed analyses of intermolecular H-bonding between a self-assembling metal complex and a series of substituted phenols in an effort to study their relationship with the kinetic parameters in a photoinduced CPET reaction.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b02449
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b02449
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JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
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