Babgi, Bandar2018-11-222018-11-222012b3095398http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149601The 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.viii, 384 leaves.en-AUAuthor retains copyrightQD412.R9 B33 2012Nonlinear opticsRuthenium compoundsOganometallic compounds Optical properties201210.25911/5d611c290e1912018-11-19