Issue 41, 2019

The influence of the FeCp(CO)2+ moiety on the dynamics of the metalloid [Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3] cluster in thf: synthesis and characterization by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy

Abstract

A neutral tetrasubstituted Ge9 cluster with a covalently bound transition metal substituent was synthesized successfully via a salt metathesis reaction. Photoexcitation of [Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3FeCp(CO)2] induces excited state dynamics of the compound that was analysed by extended broadband fs absorption spectroscopy in the UV-Vis-NIR region. After UV or Vis excitation, an electron is detached from the [Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3]-entity and localizes within few hundred fs. Recombination of this cluster-electron-pair occurs in about 7–9 ps. Finally, a third component can be attributed to complete ground state recovery within roughly 150 ps. This is much shorter compared to a longer-lived component within Li[Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3], whose transient absorption exceeds the ns timescale after UV excitation. This observation emphasizes a strong influence of the Fe moiety.

Graphical abstract: The influence of the FeCp(CO)2+ moiety on the dynamics of the metalloid [Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3]− cluster in thf: synthesis and characterization by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 May 2019
Accepted
18 Jul 2019
First published
18 Jul 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 15577-15582

The influence of the FeCp(CO)2+ moiety on the dynamics of the metalloid [Ge9(Si(SiMe3)3)3] cluster in thf: synthesis and characterization by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy

N. C. Michenfelder, C. Gienger, A. Schnepf and A. Unterreiner, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 15577 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT02091H

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