Reversible [4 + 2] Photooxygenation in Anion-Coordination-Driven-Assembled A2L2-Type Complexes

Chaochao Fan, Yue Wang, Jie Zhao, Yanxia Zhao, Dong Yang*, Boyang Li, Le Yu, Xiao Juan Yang, Biao Wu*

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Abstract

Two bis–bis(urea) ligands (L1 and L2) incorporating the photoactive 9,10-diphenylanthracene fragment were designed for the construction of anion-coordination-driven assemblies and subsequent oxygenation of anthracene moieties for singlet oxygen storage. The corresponding A2L2-type sulfate complexes [TEA]4[(SO4)2(L1)2] (1) and [TEA]4[(SO4)2(L2)2] (2), where TEA = tetraethylammonium, were achieved by coordinating the ligands L1 or L2 with sulfate anions. Both 1 and 2 were able to undergo [4 + 2] photooxygenation to form endoperoxide photoproducts 1-EPO and 2-EPO, which can be partially converted back to the original anthracene compounds after heating. The structures of 1-EPO and 2-EPO were unambiguously confirmed by X-ray crystallography, NMR and UV–vis spectroscopy, and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2198-2203
Number of pages6
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume61
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2022

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