Tunable NIR absorption in gold complexes with mixed dithiolene/diselenolene ligands
Based on a step-by-step procedure, an extensive series of monoanionic d8 gold complexes has been developed by replacing in mixed-ligand bis(dithiolene) complexes the coordinating sulfur atoms by selenium ones, either on one ligand or on both, leading to very original and stable mixed-ligand gold (di...
| Autores: | , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/422703 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/422703 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Gold complexes Dithiolene ligand Diselenolene ligand Spectroelectrochemistry NIR absorption |
| Sumario: | Based on a step-by-step procedure, an extensive series of monoanionic d8 gold complexes has been developed by replacing in mixed-ligand bis(dithiolene) complexes the coordinating sulfur atoms by selenium ones, either on one ligand or on both, leading to very original and stable mixed-ligand gold (dithiolene)(diselenolene) and bis(diselenolene) complexes. The neutral radical species obtained upon 1e– oxidation of bis(dithiolene) gold complexes are known to exhibit an NIR absorption band in the 1180−2070 nm range, of interest in telecommunications, biological imaging and solar cells. Here, spectroelectrochemical investigations demonstrate that the NIR signature of mixed-ligand bis(dithiolene), (dithiolene)(diselenolene) and bis(diselenolene) gold complexes associating two different dithiolene or diselenolene ligands is found at higher energy, out of the range of the homoleptic analogs. Moreover, introduction of Se atoms on the more electron-rich ligand modifies significantly the LUMO of the complex, leading to a further 200 nm bathochromic shift of this characteristic NIR absorption, thus offering an additional control of the NIR absorption of these neutral radical gold complexes. |
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