Tuning the Efficiency of Iridium(III) Complexes for Energy Transfer (EnT) Catalysis through Ligand Design
Photoactive Iridium(III) complexes are a popular synthetic tool. The impact of ligand design on their photoredox properties has been widely studied, but similar approaches to develop more potent photosensitizers are still absent. We report herein the preparation, characterization and catalytic application of a new family of Iridium(III) complexes that proved superior to their widely-used commercial peers. The best results were observed when naphthyl pendants were installed to the ligands, which could stabilize the triplet intermediates involved in energy-transfer reactions via radical-π dispersion interactions.
Authors
- D. Cauzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3195-3803)
- Luciano Marchiò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-1104)
- Matteo Tegoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-0410)
- Matteo Lanzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0254-7977)
- Stefano Protti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5313-5692)
- Giovanni Maestri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-8605)
- Davide Ruggeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7392-8094)
- Matteo Hoch
- Davide Spataro
Institutions
- University of Parma (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202403309
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.18
Funders
- Dipartimenti di Eccellenza
- Università degli Studi di Parma