Design, synthesis, and photophysical properties of Re(I) tricarbonyl 1,10-phenanthroline complexes

A series of [Re(5-R-phen)(CO)3(X)]0/+, where phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, R H, CN, COOH, COONH2, and X Cl or pyridine, was prepared characterized by elemental analyses, NMR, Vis/UV, emission cyclic voltammetry. The complexes absorb in the near-ultraviolet region spectrum, emit between 550 600 nm with lifetimes 150 500 ns, undergo irreversible oxidation at 1.45 V a reversible reduction 1,10-phenanthroline ligand near −1.30 vs Ag/AgCl acetonitrile.