Electron-rich iron/ruthenium arylalkynyl complexes for third-order nonlinear optics: redox-switching between three states

Gauthier, NicolasArgouarch, GillesPaul, FredericToupet, LLadjarafi, A.Costuas, KarineHalet, Jean-FrancoisSamoc, MarekCifuentes, MarieCorkery, TimothyHumphrey, Mark2015-12-100947-6539http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51290The new [(n2-dppe)(n5-C5Me5)Fe(CξC-1,4-C6H4CξC)Ru(n2-dppe)2CξC(C6H5)] complex (3-H) and its hexanuclear relative [{(n2-dppe)(n5-C5Me5)Fe(CξC-1,4-C6H4-CξC) Ru(n2-dppe)2(CξC-1,4-C6H4CξC)3(1,3,5-C6H3)] (4) have been synthesized and characterized. TheKeywords: Analogous complexes; Biradical structures; Carbon rich; Density-functional calculations; Dinuclear; Electron-rich; Experimental evidence; Heterometallic complexes; Heteronuclear; Intervalence charge-transfer; Mixed-valent; Near-infrared range; Non-linear density functional calculations; heterometallic complexes; nonlinear optics; organometallic compounds; redox switchingElectron-rich iron/ruthenium arylalkynyl complexes for third-order nonlinear optics: redox-switching between three states201110.1002/chem.2010034272016-02-24