A comparison of the pentaammine(pyridyl)ruthenium(II) and 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl groups as electron donors for quadratic non-linear optics

B. J. Coe, J. A. Harris, K. Clays, A. Persoons, K. Wostyn, B. S. Brunschwig

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    Abstract

    Hyper-Rayleigh scattering and Stark spectroscopic studies show that the complex salts [1-4]PF6 have larger static first hyperpolarizabilities β0 than [5-8]PF6, because the higher HOMO energy of a {RuII(NH3)5}2+ centre more than offsets the superior π-orbital overlap in the purely organic chromophores.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1548-1549
    Number of pages1
    JournalChemical Communications
    Issue number17
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2001

    Keywords

    • Nonlinear optical properties (of pentaammine(pyridyl)ruthenium(II) and 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl groups as electron donors for quadratic non-linear optics); Oxidation potential; Reduction potential; UV and visible spectra (of pentaammine(pyridyl)ruthenium(II) and 4-(dimethylamino)phenylpyridinium groups)

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