Toward structure-optical property relationships of ruthenium alkynyl complexes

Abstract

The aims of this work were to highlight changing trend in the nonlinear optical (NLO) behaviour of ruthenium alkynyl complexes on structure modification. Chapter 1 discusses the theoretical background of NLO properties. This is followed by a brief review on the research that has been conducted in the field of organometallic NLO materials. Chapter 2 is concerned with the synthesis of a series of ruthenium bis-alkynyl complexes varying in ligand composition by chain lengthening and/or changing the arylalkynyl para-substituted functional groups, together with their cyclic voltammetric data and linear optical data. Chapter 3 discusses the strategies for synthesizing wedges with ABC composition and their use in the syntheses of dendrimers with C{u2083}<sub>h -symmetry. A series of alkynylruthenium dendrimers with different peripheral groups was made. The electrochemical properties of these dendrimers were assessed, and the linear optical and cubic nonlinear optical properties were studied. Chapter 4 examines the effect of the number of ruthenium centers on dendrimer NLO behaviour. Mono-ruthenium, bi-ruthenium and tri-ruthenium dendrons were synthesized and their linear optical properties studied. Chapter 5 focuses on the electronic communication between ruthenium centers in multi-ruthenium alkynyl complexes. A series of linear and branched ruthenium alkynyl complexes was made. Electrochemical and linear optical properties were examined.