In our quest to synthesize and characterize light-harvesting building-blocks utilizing diimmine platinum(II) dithiolene complexes, we report the synthesis and characterization of cis-(pz)2Pt(mnt) (mnt = maleonitriledithiolate, pz = pyrazine).This building-block exhibits light-absorbing and redox properties as well as possessing relatively labile monotopic pyrazine ligands. The exchange of pyrazine with a variety of bridging immine ligands is utilized in the syntheses of new building-blocks with greater stability and more desirable redox and light-harvesting properties for use in the self-assembly of supramolecular squares and model complexes.

Synthesis of a platinum(II) dithiolene building block with labile diimmine ligands

245th National Meeting (2013)

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