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We report the molecular structures of 1,1'-dilithiometallocenes of ruthenium and osmium. These compounds served as precursors for the synthesis and subsequent structural characterization of the first [2]osmocenophanes with disilane and distannane bridges, as well as of a distanna[2]ruthenocenophane. In addition, the insertion of sulfur and selenium into the Sn-Sn bridges was studied and it was observed that the presence of the Lewis base pmdta (N,N,N',Nâ³,Nâ³-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) dramatically accelerates the reaction.
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The photophysics of two donor-substituted truxenone derivatives has been studied by femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy. The systems consist of a central truxenone acceptor with three triarylamine (TARA) branches which act as electron donors. Upon excitation in the visible regime an electron is transferred from the donor to the acceptor, generating a charge-separated state. This state can be probed via the characteristic absorption of the TARA radical cation around 700 nm. A second absorption band around 420 nm exhibits the same kinetics and is assigned to an absorption of the radical anion of the truxenone moiety. The back electron transfer and the recovery of the ground state can be interpreted within the framework of Marcus theory. To study the dependence of the back electron transfer on the electronic coupling, the distance between the donor and the acceptor was adjusted. Two solvents were employed, dimethylsulfoxide and dichloroethane. A biexponential decay of the bands assigned to the charge-separated state was observed, with time constants in the picosecond range. Surprisingly, the rates for electron back transfer do not follow the simple picture of the donor-acceptor distance being the determining factor. The observations are explained within a model that additionally takes steric interactions between the donor and the acceptor into account.
