Dinuclear copper(II) complexes exhibiting reversible photochromism

We present here the design and preparation of several discrete coordination complexes exhibiting two Cu(II) ions separated by a dithienylcyclopentene as a photoswitchable spacer, proposed as models of molecular √SWAP quantum gates. These models use the two Cu(II) ions as realizations of qubits and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Salinas Uber, Jorge, Barrios Moreno, Leoní Alejandra, Estrader i Bofarull, Marta, Roubeau, Olivier, Aromí Bedmar, Guillem
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/154134
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/154134
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluorescència
Fotoquímica
Coure
Fluorescence
Photochemistry
Copper
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Sumario:We present here the design and preparation of several discrete coordination complexes exhibiting two Cu(II) ions separated by a dithienylcyclopentene as a photoswitchable spacer, proposed as models of molecular √SWAP quantum gates. These models use the two Cu(II) ions as realizations of qubits and the spacer as a light switch intended to trigger the gate by reversibly undergoing a ring closing isomerization. For this, a dicarboxylate species with a central diarylethene, H2L1, has been used, together with bipyridine or phenantroline as capping ligands. Also, a new dinucleating ligand containing the photoactive moiety between two tridentate coordinating pockets, H4L2, has been designed and prepared for the same purpose. The four complexes have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Three of them exhibit reversible photoswitching in solution.