1
|
Carlotto S, Babetto L, Bellucci L, Bottaro G, Marchetti F, Samaritani S, Labella L, Armelao L. Understanding Stabilization Factors in Heterodinuclear Ln-Al Complexes from DFT Simulations on Thermochemistry Data: A Counterintuitive Conclusion. Inorg Chem 2024. [PMID: 39194319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Abstract
This study validates a computational protocol to predict the stability of heterodinuclear complexes by varying ligands on both moieties and analyzing the reaction Gibbs free energy (ΔGr) values. To this purpose, a series of Eu-Al complexes with the general formula [Eu(LEu)3Al(LAl)3], where LEu is the ligand of europium and LAl is an oxygen donor ligand of aluminum, is used. The nature of the bridging bonds and thermochemical characteristics (ΔGr, enthalpy, and entropy) of the complexes were evaluated via DFT calculations. We demonstrated that both entropic and enthalpic effects play a relevant role in the stability. The analysis of the series allows us to identify three ΔGr ranges where heterodinuclear complexes are (i) stable and easy to characterize, (ii) fragile and difficult to characterize, and (iii) not observed (unreacted precursors are recovered). To rationalize the trend of the stability and correlate it with the chemical nature of the ligands, we investigated the condensed Fukui function on the Al fragment. Results suggest that to obtain stable heteronuclear complexes, it is necessary to consider ligands with small condensed Fukui function values. This corresponds to a less nucleophilic oxygen site, yet counterintuitively, it allows the ligand to delocalize the received electronic charge and stabilize the complex.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Silvia Carlotto
- Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), National Research Council (CNR), c/o Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy
| | - Luca Babetto
- Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
| | - Luca Bellucci
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Gregorio Bottaro
- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), National Research Council (CNR), c/o Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy
| | - Fabio Marchetti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Simona Samaritani
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Luca Labella
- Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy (ICMATE), National Research Council (CNR), c/o Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Lidia Armelao
- Department of Chemical Sciences (DiSC), University of Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies (DSCTM), National Research Council (CNR), Piazzale A. Moro 7, 00185 Rome, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Bellucci L, Carlotto S, Bottaro G, Babetto L, Labella L, Gallo E, Marchetti F, Samaritani S, Armelao L. Competing excitation paths in luminescent heterobimetallic Ln-Al complexes: Unraveling interactions via experimental and theoretical investigations. iScience 2023; 26:106614. [PMID: 37250321 PMCID: PMC10214411 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The interest for heterometallic lanthanide-d or-p metal (Ln-M) complexes is growing because of a potential cooperative or synergistic effect related to the proximity of two different metals in the same molecular architecture affording special tunable physical properties. To exploit the potentiality of Ln-M complexes, suitable synthetic approaches, and the in-depth understanding of the effect of each building block on their properties are mandatory. Here, we report the study on a family of heterometallic luminescent complexes [Ln(hfac)3Al(L)3], Ln= Eu3+ and Tb3+. Using different L ligands, we investigated the effect of the steric and electronic properties of the Al(L)3 fragment, highlighting the general validity of the employed synthetic route. A marked difference in the light emission of [Eu(hfac)3Al(L)3] and [Tb(hfac)3Al(L)3] complexes has been observed. Thanks to photoluminescence experiments and Density Functional Theory calculations, Ln3+ emissions are explained with a model involving two non-interacting excitation paths through hfac or Al(L)3 ligands.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Luca Bellucci
- CNR ICMATE and INSTM, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Silvia Carlotto
- CNR ICMATE and INSTM, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche and INSTM, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
| | - Gregorio Bottaro
- CNR ICMATE and INSTM, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
| | - Luca Babetto
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche and INSTM, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
| | - Luca Labella
- CNR ICMATE and INSTM, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Elisa Gallo
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Fabio Marchetti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Simona Samaritani
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale and CIRCC, Università di Pisa, via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
| | - Lidia Armelao
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche and INSTM, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Tecnologie dei Materiali (DSCTM) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Piazzale A. Moro 7, 00185 Roma, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Naseri S, Mirzakhani M, Besnard C, Guénée L, Briant L, Nozary H, Piguet C. Preorganized Polyaromatic Soft Terdentate Hosts for the Capture of [Ln(β-diketonate) 3 ] Guests in Solution. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202727. [PMID: 36285628 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
The concept of preorganization is famous in coordination chemistry for having transformed flexible bidentate 2,2'-bipyridine scaffolds into rigid 1,10-phenanthroline platforms. The resulting boosted affinities for d-block cations has successfully paved the way for the design of a wealth of functional complexes, devices and materials for analysis and optics. Its extension toward terdentate homologues adapted for the selective complexation of f-block cations with larger coordination numbers remains more overlooked. The resulting rigidification of 2,6-bis(1-methyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)pyridine ligands (L1-L7) produces the highly preorganized and extended polyaromatic benzo[4',5']imidazo[1',2' : 1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-h][1,7]naphthyridines (L8-L11) receptors, which offer some novel and rare opportunities for efficiently complexing trivalent lanthanides with polyaromatic soft terimine ligands. The crystal structures of the stable heteroleptic [LkLn(hfac)3 ] adducts (Lk=L1, L8, L9; Ln=La, Eu, Gd, Er, Yb, Y; H-hfac=1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione) show a drastic decrease in the Ln-N bond valences upon replacement of the flexible ligand L1 with its preorganized counterparts L8 and L9. This points to a limited match between the preorganized cavity and the entering [Ln(hfac)3 ] lanthanide containers. However, thermodynamic studies conducted in dichloromethane reach the opposite conclusion, with an improved affinity, by up to three orders of magnitude for catching Ln(hfac)3 when L1 is replaced by the preorganized L8-L9 receptors. The key to the enigma lies in the removal of the energy penalty which accompanies the formation of flexible [L1Ln(hfac)3 ] complexes in solution. This driving force overcomes the poor match between the preorganized terdentate N∩ N∩ N cavity in L8 and L9 and the size of trivalent lanthanides. As planned, the rigid, planar and extended π-conjugated system found in L8 and L9 shifts the ligand-centered absorption bands by about 5000 cm-1 toward lower energies, a crucial point if these stable [L8Ln(hfac)3 ] and [L9Ln(hfac)3 ] platforms have to be considered for the visible sensitization of luminescent lanthanides in metallopolymers.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Soroush Naseri
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Mohsen Mirzakhani
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Céline Besnard
- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Laure Guénée
- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Liza Briant
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Homayoun Nozary
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| | - Claude Piguet
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Heterometallic Molecular Architectures Based on Fluorinated β-Diketone Ligands. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227894. [PMID: 36431999 PMCID: PMC9695714 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
This review summarizes the data on the synthesis of coordination compounds containing two or more different metal ions based on fluorinated β-diketonates. Heterometallic systems are of high interest in terms of their potential use in catalysis, medicine and diagnostics, as well as in the development of effective sensor devices and functional materials. Having a rich history in coordination chemistry, fluorinated β-diketones are well-known ligands generating a wide variety of heterometallic complexes. In this context, we focused on both the synthetic approaches to β-dicarbonyl ligands with additional coordination centers and their possible transformations in complexation reactions. The review describes bi- and polynuclear structures in which β-diketones are the key building blocks in the formation of a heterometallic framework, including the examples of both homo- and heteroleptic complexes.
Collapse
|
5
|
Verkhoturova SI, Mikhailenko VL, Arbuzova SN, Vyatchina OF, Kizhnyaev VN. Bis[2-(4-pyridyl)ethyl](2-cyanoethyl)phosphine Oxide: Synthesis and Reactions with 1,4-Dihalobutanes. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363219020117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
|