Optical and electrochemical properties and the calculated structure of pentacoordinate aluminum 8-hydroxyquinoline

Cheolbeom Bae, A. J. Saleh Ahammad, Jae Joon Lee, Gwanghoon Kwag

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Abstract

In this study we report on the characterization of a series of pentacoordinate aluminum 8-hydroxyquinolines, AlQ2X (X = F, Cl, Br), composed of two 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) groups and one halogen ligand. These were prepared by reacting 8-hydroxyquinoline and dialkylaluminum halide stoichiometrically. The λmaxs of absorption and emission were in the range of 385-388 and 515-516 nm, respectively, which were similar to AlQ3. The molar absorptivity of AlQ2X is similar regardless of the X group but emission efficiency of AlQ2X is 2-3 fold higher than that of AlQ3 when X = F or Br, but not when X = Cl. This result can be attributed to decreased quenching of energy due to a less steric environment by reducing quinolinate content. The overall molecular orbital structures and the absorption spectra of AlQ2X and AlQ 3 are very similar due to a single quinolinate unit. The value of the potential difference of AlQ2Xs between anodic and cathodic waves (ΔE = 3.12 V) is close to the estimated HOMO-LUMO energy gap (the optical band gap, ΔEoptical ∼ 1240/λmax), 3.19 eV. Detailed optical and electrochemical properties of AlQ2X are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-129
Number of pages6
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume373
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Aluminum 8-hydroxyquinoline
  • Calculated structure
  • Electrochemistry
  • Halogens
  • Optical property

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