Design and synthesis of photoactive iron n-heterocyclic carbene complexes
Kaufhold, Simon LU
and Wärnmark, Kenneth
LU
(2020)
In Catalysts
10(1).
- Abstract
The use of iron in photoactive metal complexes has been investigated for decades. In this respect, the charge transfer (CT) states are of particular interest, since they are usually responsible for the photofunctionality of such compounds. However, only recently breakthroughs have been made in extending CT excited state lifetimes that are notoriously short-lived in classical polypyridine iron coordination compounds. This success is in large parts owed to the use of strongly σ-donating N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands that help manipulating the photophysical and photochemical properties of iron complexes. In this review we aim to map out the basic design principles for the generation of photofunctional iron NHC complexes, summarize... (More)
The use of iron in photoactive metal complexes has been investigated for decades. In this respect, the charge transfer (CT) states are of particular interest, since they are usually responsible for the photofunctionality of such compounds. However, only recently breakthroughs have been made in extending CT excited state lifetimes that are notoriously short-lived in classical polypyridine iron coordination compounds. This success is in large parts owed to the use of strongly σ-donating N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands that help manipulating the photophysical and photochemical properties of iron complexes. In this review we aim to map out the basic design principles for the generation of photofunctional iron NHC complexes, summarize the progress made so far and recapitulate on the synthetic methods used. Further, we want to highlight the challenges still existing and give inspiration for future generations of photoactive iron complexes.
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- Kaufhold, Simon
LU
and Wärnmark, Kenneth
LU
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- publishing date
- 2020
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- Coordination chemistry, Iron, N-heterocyclic carbenes, NHCs, Photochemistry, Photophysics
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- Catalysts
- volume
- 10
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 132
- publisher
- MDPI AG
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- scopus:85078494111
- ISSN
- 2073-4344
- DOI
- 10.3390/catal10010132
- language
- English
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title = {{Design and synthesis of photoactive iron n-heterocyclic carbene complexes}},
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