Linkage Isomerization via Geminate Cage or Bimolecular Mechanisms: Time-Resolved Investigations of an Organometallic Photochrome

The extent of the photoinitiated linkage isomerization of dicarbonyl­(3-cyanomethylpyridine-κN)­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)­manganese (4) to dicarbonyl­(3-cyano-κN-methylpyridine)­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese (5) was examined by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy on picosecond to microsecon...

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Published in:The journal of physical chemistry. B 2015-04, Vol.119 (17), p.5531-5536
Main Authors: DeWitt, Kristy M, To, Tung T, Heilweil, Edwin J, Burkey, Theodore J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cage
Conversion
Infrared spectroscopy
Irradiation
Isomerization
Isooctane
Linkages
Solvents
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Summary:The extent of the photoinitiated linkage isomerization of dicarbonyl­(3-cyanomethylpyridine-κN)­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)­manganese (4) to dicarbonyl­(3-cyano-κN-methylpyridine)­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese (5) was examined by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy on picosecond to microsecond time scales in room temperature isooctane to determine the extent the isomerization occurs as a geminate cage rearrangement. We previously reported that a substantial part of the conversion between 4 and 5 must be a bimolecular reaction between a solvent coordinated dicarbonyl­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)­manganese (3) and uncoordinated 3-cyanomethylpyridine. For the purpose of designing a molecular device, it would be desirable for the photoisomerization to occur in a geminate cage reaction, because the faster the isomerization, the less opportunity for side reactions to occur. In this study, assignments of transients are identified by comparison with transients observed for model reactions. Within 100 μs after photolysis of 4 in isooctane, no 5 is observed. Instead, the solvent coordinated 3 is observed within 25 ps after irradiation. The formation of 5 is observed only in the presence of 9 mM 3-cyanomethylpyridine but not until 10–50 μs after irradiation of 4. Within the limits of detection, these results indicate the conversion of 4 to 5 occurs exclusively via a bimolecular reaction of 3-cyanomethylpyridine with solvent coordinated 3 and not a geminate cage reaction between 3-cyanomethylpyridine and the dicarbonyl­(η5-methylcyclopentadienyl)­manganese fragment.
ISSN:1520-6106
1520-5207
DOI:10.1021/jp513033j