title: Photochromic and electrochromic properties of oxo-centred triruthenium compounds with a dithienylethene bis(phosphine) ligand.
abstract: The reaction of 1,2-bis(5-(diphenylphosphino)-2-methylthien-3-yl) cyclopentene (PPh(2)-DTE-PPh(2)) with the triruthenium cluster precursor [Ru(3)O(OAc)(6)(py)(2)(CH(3)OH)](PF(6)) (1) gave monomeric or dimeric derivatives [Ru(3)O(OAc)(6)(py)(2){PPh(2)-DTE-PPh(2)}](PF(6)) ([2]PF(6)) and [{Ru(3)O(OAc)(6)(py)(2)}(2){mu-PPh(2)-DTE-PPh(2)}](PF(6))(2) ([3]PF(6)). Reduction of [2](+) and [3](2+) afforded one- or two-electron-reduced neutral products Ru(3)O(OAc)(6)(py)(2){PPh(2)-DTE-PPh(2)} (2) and {Ru(3)O(OAc)(6)(py)(2)}(2){mu-PPh(2)-DTE-PPh(2)} ()3, respectively. These triruthenium complexes show remarkable photochromism through photochemical ring-closing (UV light irradiation) and ring-opening (Vis light irradiation) processes as well as electrochromic properties through oxidation/reduction in the triruthenium cluster. Both the photochromic and electrochromic properties of 2 and 3 are highly reversible.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
authors.forename: Feng-Rong
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin-Xi
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Li-Yi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhong-Ning
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Chen