Bulky and Stable Copper(I)-Phenanthroline Complex: Impact of Steric Strain and Symmetry on the Excited-State Properties
Léa Gimeno, Brian T. Phelan, Emily A. Sprague‐Klein, Thierry Roisnel, Errol Blart, Christophe Gourlaouen, Lin X. Chen, Yann Pellegrin
Abstract
despite the sterically strained coordination sphere. The nonsymmetrical nature of the ligand translates into a strongly distorted structure in the excited state. The distortion can be described as a rocking motion of one ligand, entailing the premature extinction of the excited state via several deactivation channels.
Topics & Concepts
Steric effectsChemistryCopperCrystallographyPhenanthrolineQuantum yieldExcited stateDiimineLigand (biochemistry)Ground stateYield (engineering)Computational chemistryPhotochemistryStereochemistryAtomic physicsOrganic chemistryCatalysisThermodynamicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsReceptorBiochemistryFluorescenceMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesMagnetism in coordination complexesOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research