2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine,4'-[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]-

Collect

BASIC PARAMETERS Find an error

CAS: 381218-99-1
MF: C27H26BN3O2
MW: 435.32524
Synonyms: 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine,4'-[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]-

REPORT BY

Randolph P. Thummel

University of Houston
follow

Huayu Qiu

Hangzhou Normal University
follow

Li-Wen Xu

Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS) and University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
follow

Christoph A. Schalley

Freie Universit?t Berlin
follow

Masayoshi Higuchi

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
follow
Co-reporter: Chih-Wei Hu, Takashi Sato, Jian Zhang, Satoshi Moriyama, and Masayoshi Higuchi
pp: 9118
Publication Date(Web):May 19, 2014
DOI: 10.1021/am5010859
A series of Fe(II)-based metallo-supramolecular polymers with three-dimensional (3-D) structures were synthesized by the stepwise complexation of an Fe(II) salt with different ratios of a linear bis(terpyridine) ligand and a branched tris(terpyridine) ligand. Atomic force microscopy images of the polymer films showed a drastic change in the surface morphology upon varying the amount of the branched ligand. The surface of a designed 3-D construction film showed a highly porous structure (pore size: approximately 30–50 nm in diameter), probably due to the formation of a hyperbranched polymer structure. All the 3-D polymers had a blue color based on the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) absorption and exhibited excellent electrochromic properties. The most highly porous 3-D-structured film showed the best electrochromic performance; as compared with a 1-D linear polymer, the switching times were improved 38.7% for the coloring (0.31 → 0.19 s) and 37.9% for the bleaching (0.58 → 0.36 s). The transmittance change (ΔT) increased 21.8% (41.6 → 50.7%). Also, the coloration efficiency (η) was enhanced 45.3% (263.8 → 383.4 cm2 C–1). The redox in the 3-D film was diffusion-controlled, as supported by the linear relationship between the current and square root of the scan rate. It is considered that the porous structure of the 3-D polymer films contributed to smooth ionic transfer during the redox and to the improved electrochromic properties.Keywords: 3-D; coloration efficiency; electrochromism; metallo-supramolecular polymer; self-assembly;

Andrew Grimsdale

Nanyang Technological University
follow

ShouChun Yin

Hangzhou Normal University
follow