Cd(ii) complexes of 9-anthracenyl-4′-benzoate and 4-pyridyl vinyl arenes: effect of steric hindrance on the solid-state photoreactivity†

IF 2.6 3区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

CrystEngComm Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI:10.1039/D4CE01221F

K. Mohamed Yusuf Baig and Goutam Kumar Kole

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Abstract

This study demonstrates the effect of steric hindrance on the solid-state photoreactivity investigated in four discrete complexes [Cd(9-AnBz)₂(4-StPy)₂(MeOH)₂]·2H₂O (1), [Cd₂(9-AnBz)₄(1-NVP)₄]·2MeOH (2), [Cd₂(9-AnBz)₄(2-NVP)₄] (3), and [Cd(9-AnBz)₂(9-AnVP)₂(MeOH)₂] (4), where 9-AnBz = 9-anthracenyl-4′-benzoate, 4-StPy = (E)-styryl-4-pyridine, 1-NVP = (E)-1-naphthalenevinyl-4′-pyridine, 2-NVP = (E)-2-naphthalenevinyl-4′-pyridine, and 9-AnVP = (E)-9-anthracenylvinyl-4′-pyridine. Their structures have been determined by single-crystal XRD diffraction and the stacking of the arene-containing pyridyl-based auxiliary olefin ligands in these complexes has been analysed. The 4-StPy ligands from two neighbouring complexes were found to stack in a head-to-tail fashion, and thus complex 1 was found to be photoreactive when exposed to sunlight. The process of the photodimerization reaction was further observed to exhibit a photosalient effect when investigated under UV light. With a gradual increase in the steric crowd in the arene moieties of the auxiliary ligands, complexes 2–4 were observed to be photo-inert. Pyridyl-based auxiliary ligands of different steric demands resulted in distinct coordination numbers, geometries, structural diversity, and solid-state photo-reactivity. Solid-state photoluminescence for all complexes 1–4 has been investigated.