Earlier studies of phosphine-substituted terthiophenes have demonstrated that some of these materials exhibit nonlinear absorption at 532 nm. However, this wavelength is significantly removed from the linear absorption maxima of the complexes, suggesting that better nonlinear absorption might be observed at wavelengths closer to the linear absorption maxima. To investigate this possibility, a l...

A series of arene–ruthenium complexes of the general formula [RuCl2{g-C6H5(CH2)2R}L] with R1⁄4OH, CH2OH, OC(O)Fc, CH2OC(O)Fc (Fc1⁄4 ferrocenyl) and L1⁄4PPh3, (diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, or bridging 1,10-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, have been synthesized. Two synthetic pathways have been used for these ferrocene-modified arene–ruthenium complexes: (a) esterification of ferrocene carboxylic...

The reaction of in situ generated 1'-(diphenylphosphino)-1-lithioferrocene with carbamoyl chlorides, ClC(E)NMe2, affords the corresponding (thio)amides, Ph2PfcC(E)NMe2 (E = O (), S (); fc = ferrocene-1,1'-diyl). These compounds as well as their analogues, Ph2PfcC(O)NHMe () and Ph2PfcC(O)NH2 (), prepared from 1'-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid (Hdpf) were studied as ligands for th...

We studied the luminescence properties of copper(I) complexes containing bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether (DPEphos), [Cu(DPEphos)(CH3CN)]PF6 (1), [Cu(DPEphos)2]PF6 (2), and copper(I) complexes with 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (xantphos), [Cu(xantphos)(CH3CN)2]PF6 (3), [Cu(xantphos)2]PF6 (4) in the solid state. The metal-free xantphos ligand shows weak phosphorescent emi...

Z. Naturforsch. 52 b, 203-208 (1997); received December 12, 1996 Copper(I), Silver(I), Gold(I) Coordination, 2-(Diphenylphosphino)-pyridine, 1-Pyridyl-diphenylphosphine, Ambidentate Ligand The reaction of 2-diphenylphosphino-pyridine (1) with AgBF4 in an equimolar ratio affords the cyclic, dinuclear complex 2 with mixed P,N-coordination of the metal atoms. With two equivalents of 1 the 2:1 comp...

For the first time oxidative quenching of OsP2N4 chromophores by reactive PtII or PdII sites containing cis, trans, cis-1,2,3,4-tetrakis(diphenylphosphino)cyclobutane (dppcb) is directly observed despite the presence of a saturated cyclobutane backbone "bridge". This dramatic effect is measured as a sudden temperature-dependent onset of a reduction in phosphorescence lifetime in [Os(bpy)2(dppcb...

Through a systematic examination of ligand and counterion effects, new protocols for a nearly quantitative and highly selective codimerization of ethylene and various functionalized vinylarenes have been discovered. In a typical reaction, 4-bromostyrene and ethylene undergo codimerization in the presence of 0.0035 equiv each of [(allyl)NiBr]2, triphenylphosphine, and AgOTf in CH2Cl2 at -56 degr...

1'-Diphenylphosphino-1-{[(2-(methylthio)ethyl)amino]carbonyl}ferrocene (1), accessible via amidation of 1'-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-1-carboxylic acid (Hdpf) with 2-(methylthio)ethylamine, reacts with [PdCl2(cod)] (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene) at a 1 : 1 metal-to-ligand ratio to give trans-[PdCl2(1-κ(2)P,S)] (trans-2) as the sole product. A similar reaction with [PtCl2(cod)] affords a mixture ...

A new dinuclear gold(I) complex, possessing a bridging diphosphine ligand (1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) and two terminal thiol ligands (1-thioglycerol), was synthesized fully characterized by IR, 1H 31P NMR, fluorescence, ESI-mass, diffuse reflection spectroscopy, together with X-ray diffraction elemental analyses. The compound formed 1D chain supramolecular structure through intermolecula...