Artigo Revisado por pares

Molecular Ruby under Pressure

2018; Wiley; Volume: 57; Issue: 34 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.201806755

ISSN

1521-3773

Autores

S. Otto, Joe P. Harris, Katja Heinze, Christian Reber,

Tópico(s)

Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

Resumo

The intensely luminescent chromium(III) complexes [Cr(ddpd)2 ]3+ and [Cr(H2 tpda)2 ]3+ show surprising pressure-induced red shifts of up to -15 cm-1 kbar-1 for their sharp spin-flip emission bands (ddpd=N,N'-dimethyl-N,N'-dipyridine-2-yl-pyridine-2,6-diamine; H2 tpda=2,6-bis(2-pyridylamino)pyridine). These shifts surpass that of the established standard, ruby Al2 O3 :Cr3+ , by a factor of 20. Beyond the common application in the crystalline state, the very high quantum yield of [Cr(ddpd)2 ]3+ enables optical pressure sensing in aqueous and methanolic solution. These unique features of the molecular rubies [Cr(ddpd)2 ]3+ and [Cr(H2 tpda)2 ]3+ pave the way for highly sensitive optical pressure determination and unprecedented molecule-based pressure sensing with a single type of emitter.

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