McDonagh, AndrewLucas, NigelCifuentes, MarieHoubrechts, StephanPersoons, Andre PierreHumphrey, Mark2015-12-130022-328Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/91193The syntheses of the alkyne (E)-4,4′-HCCC6H4N=NC6H4NO 2 (1) and alkynyl complexes LnM{(E)-4,4′-CCC6H4N=NC6H 4NO2} [LnM=trans-[RuCl(dppm)2] (2), Ru(PPh3)2(η-C5H5) (3), Au(PPh3) (4)] are reported. A structural study of 2 reveals E stereochemistry aboutKeywords: Alkynyl; Cyclic voltammetry; Gold; Nonlinear optics; Quadratic hyperpolarizabilities; Ruthenium; X-ray structureOrganometallic complexes for nonlinear optics Part 20. Syntheses and molecular quadratic hyperpolarizabilities of alkynyl complexes derived from (E)-4,4-HCCC6H4N=NC6H4NO220002015-12-12