ABSTRACT
Three complexes of M(DPIP)2 (M=Cu, Co, Zn as 1, 2, 3) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis, thermogravimetry, and X-ray diffraction. Their nonlinear optical properties were measured by the Z-scan technique and yielded a normalized transmittance of about 70% for complex 1 (45 µJ pulse), and 93% for complex 3 (68 µJ pulse at the focus point). The nonlinear absorption coefficient, ß, is 1.4×10(-11) m/W for 1 and 5.6×10(-13) m/W for 3, and the third-order nonlinear refraction index, n2, is 1.0×10(-18) m(2)/W for 3. Complex 1 shows self-defocusing property, while complex 3 exhibits self-focusing property. The thermogravimetric results show that the frame structure of compounds 1-3 begin to collapse at 400, 250 and 280°C, respectively, which suggests that they elicit excellent thermal stability. This research aims to provide better understanding of these compounds, and offer preliminary explanations for the significant differences between compounds 1-3, in order to potentially help in the designing of future novel materials with NLO properties.
Subject(s)
Coordination Complexes/chemistry , Coordination Complexes/chemical synthesis , Electrons , Imidazoles/chemistry , Imidazoles/chemical synthesis , Models, Molecular , Nonlinear Dynamics , Optical Phenomena , Phenols/chemistry , Phenols/chemical synthesis , Crystallography, X-Ray , Ligands , Molecular Conformation , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet , TemperatureABSTRACT
The compound 2-(1H-Imidazo [4,5-ƒ][1,10] phenanthrolin-2-yl) phenol (IPP) was synthesized, followed by structure determination by X-ray diffraction, the results of which agree well with the calculated optimized, lowest energy geometrical structure. Vibrational information was obtained by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy which also agree well with calculations (of harmonic vibration frequencies). The calculations were carried out with density functional theory B3LYP methods using 6-311G(**) and LANL2DZ basis sets. Absorption UV-Vis experiments of IPP in CH3OH solution reveal three maximum peaks at 237.0, 274.0 and 335.0 nm, which are in agreement with calculated electronic transitions using TD-B3LYP/6-311G(**) in CH3OH solution, and agree to a lesser extent with gas-phase calculations.
