Catalyzing Singlet Fission by Transition Metals: Second versus Third Row Effects

• Published in: Precision Chemistry Vol. 1; no. 9; pp. 555 - 564
• Main Authors: Hou, Yuxuan, Papadopoulos, Ilias, Bo, Yifan, Wollny, Anna-Sophie, Ferguson, Michael J., Mai, Lukas A., Tykwinski, Rik R., Guldi, Dirk M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Science and Technology of China and American Chemical Society 27.11.2023; American Chemical Society
• Subjects: metal complexes; pentacene dimers; electronic coupling; ultrafast spectroscopy; singlet fission

The synthesis and characterization of platinum­(II) and palladium­(II) complexes bearing two (dimers Pt­(Lpc)2Cl2 and Pd­(Lpc)2Cl2), one (monomers Pt­(Lpc)­(Lref)­Cl2 and Pd­(Lpc)­(Lref)­Cl2), or no (reference compounds Pt­(Lref)2Cl2 and Pd­(Lref)2Cl2) pentacene-based pyridyl ligands are presented....