Cubane Dimerization: Cu4 vs Cu8 Copper Iodide Clusters

Copper­(I) halides are well-known for their structural diversity and rich photoluminescence properties, showing great potential for the development of solid-state lighting technology. A series of four molecular copper iodide clusters based on the [Cu4I4] cubane geometry is reported. Among them, [Cu8...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry 2023-11, Vol.62 (44), p.18157-18171
Main Authors: Utrera-Melero, Raquel, Cordier, Marie, Massuyeau, Florian, Mevellec, Jean-Yves, Rakhmatullin, Aydar, Martineau-Corcos, Charlotte, Latouche, Camille, Perruchas, Sandrine
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Language:English
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Coordination chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
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Summary:Copper­(I) halides are well-known for their structural diversity and rich photoluminescence properties, showing great potential for the development of solid-state lighting technology. A series of four molecular copper iodide clusters based on the [Cu4I4] cubane geometry is reported. Among them, [Cu8I8] octanuclear clusters of rare geometry resulting from dimerization of the tetranuclear counterparts were also synthesized. Two different phosphine ligands were studied, bearing either a styrene or an ethyl group. Therefore, the effect of the dimerization and of the ligand nature on the photophysical properties of the resulting clusters is investigated. The structural differences were analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared, and Raman analyses. Compared to the ethyl group, the styrene function appears to greatly impact the photophysical properties of the clusters. The luminescence thermochromic properties of the ethyl derivatives and the intriguing photophysical properties of the clusters with styrene function were rationalized by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Thus, the styrene group significantly lowers in energy the vacant orbitals and consequently affects the global energetic layout of the clusters. From this study, it was found that the nuclearity of copper iodide clusters eventually has less influence on the photophysical properties than the nature of the ligand. The design of proper ligands should therefore be considered when developing materials for specific lighting applications.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02634