Reversible conversion of electronic structures in a cyclic octacopper complex

Tatsuya Kawamoto*, Masato Nishiwaki, Makiko Nishijima, Koichi Nozaki, Asako Igashira-Kamiyama, Takumi Konno

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Abstract

A study was conducted to present a a cyclic sulfur-bridged octacopper complex that undergoes interconversion between its neutral, monocationic, and dicationic species. It was observed that the monocationic and dicationic species exhibit characteristic and intense absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region, which is a significant property for applications involving telecommunications and optical data storage. It was demonstrated that the reaction of 2-(dimethylaminophenyl)benzothiazoline with copper(II) acetate monohydrate in a ratio 2:1 in 1,2-dichloroethane under a nitrogen atmosphere gave a black solution from which a dark brown powder ([1]-[CuCl2]) was isolated by adding diethyl ether. It was also demonstrated that the dicationic and monocationic species possess radicals that are delocalized over the Cu8S8 core and show a intense absorption band in the NIR region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9842-9845
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume14
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008/11/10

Keywords

  • Copper
  • Density functional calculations
  • Diradicals
  • Electronic structure
  • Sulfur

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry

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