Photochromic and Electrochromic Properties of Ruthenium Alkynyl Complexes Based on Dithienylethene Unit

Abstract:

A novel binuclear ruthenium alkynyl complexes with dithienylethene unit [{(MePh-tpy)(PPh₃)₂RuCl}₂(C≡C-DTE-C≡C)](ClO₄)₂ (II) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and NMR spectra. Its photochromic behaviors and redox properties have also been investigated. The results indicated that the open-ring isomers of the metal complex could be triggered, either by light or electricity, to convert to their closed forms.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 602-605)
• Pages: 2982-2985
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.602-605.2982
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Ping Nan Wan, Han Feng Cui, Yan Lin*
• Keywords: Dithienylethene, Electrochromism, Photochromism, Ruthenium Alkynyl Complexes

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