Photoswitchable electrochemical behaviour of a [FeFe] hydrogenase model with a dithienylethene derivative.
Dalton Trans
; 41(38): 11813-9, 2012 Oct 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22907061
ABSTRACT
A diiron dithiolate complex 1o with a dithienylethene (DTE) phosphine ligand has been elaborately designed and fully investigated by spectroscopic and DFT computational studies. Upon irradiation with UV light, the DTE moiety in complex 1o undergoes an excellent photocyclization reaction to attain ring-closed state 1c in high yield (>95%), accompanied by a colour change from orange to deep blue. On the other hand, upon irradiation with visible light (>460 nm), ring-closed form 1c in CH(3)CN solution reverts perfectly into ring-open form 1o. Both 1o and 1c were characterised by IR, (1)H, (31)P, (19)F NMR and electrochemical spectroscopy. The electrochemical behaviours of both the open and closed forms were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Upon photocyclization reaction, a 290 mV (from -2.29 V to -2.00 V) positive shift is induced in the potential of electrochemical catalytic proton reduction, due to the electron-withdrawing effect of the ring-closed DTE moiety. Consequently, complex 1 can reversibly photoswitch the potential of proton reduction on the [FeFe] moiety.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Models, Molecular
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Hydrogenase
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Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Language:
En
Journal:
Dalton Trans
Journal subject:
QUIMICA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China