Bis(phosphine imide)s: Easily tunable organic electron donors
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
9-16-2005
Abstract
The electrochemical, structural, and spectroscopic properties of bis(phosphine imide)s have been investigated. p-Phenylenebis(phosphine imide)s Ar3PNC6H4NPAr3 (1a-d) have two reversible single-electron oxidations. The first oxidation potentials can be varied from -0.05 to 0.15 V (versus SCE) by modification of the substituents on phosphorus (Ar). Electron-donating substituents lower the oxidation potential, while electron-withdrawing substituents increase the oxidation potential. The difference between the first and second oxidation potential (ΔE, 0.41-0.50) and the electronic coupling (Hab, 1.1 eV) are similar for 1a-d. Computational (DFT) and UV-visible-NIR spectroscopic investigations of 1a-d suggest that the first oxidation leads to a delocalized radical cation 1a.+ while the second oxidation leads to a quinonoidal dicationic state 1a2+. The aromatic linker between phosphine imides has also been modified. Upon oxidation, N,N′-4,4′-biphenylene(bis(triphenyl)- phosphine imide) (3) forms radical cationic and a dicationic species similar to 1a-d. While ΔE (0.18 V) and Hab (0.63 eV) are smaller, suggesting weaker electronic communication between the two P=N units in the radical cationic state, the presence of NIR absorptions with vibrational fine structure (768, 861, and 983 nm) supports the formation of delocalized radical cation for 3.+. © 2005 American Chemical Society.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume
70
Issue
19
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Guidi, Vanina V., Zhou Jin, Devin Busse, William B. Euler, and Brett L. Lucht. "Bis(phosphine imide)s: Easily tunable organic electron donors." Journal of Organic Chemistry 70, 19 (2005): 7737-7743. doi: 10.1021/jo051196u.