Synthesizing Ferrocene Bipyridine Adducts for the Creation of New Metal Based Photosensitizing Complexes
Faculty Sponsors
Dr. Dimitrios Giarikos
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
2-4-2025 12:30 PM
End Date
3-4-2025 12:00 PM
Synthesizing Ferrocene Bipyridine Adducts for the Creation of New Metal Based Photosensitizing Complexes
Alvin Sherman Library
Metal-based photosensitizers commonly use bipyridine molecules and their ligands. Their absorption and chemical properties can be tuned through substitutions. This study synthesized a ferrocene appended 2,2 -bipyridine dimer (Fc-bipy2-Fc) using palladium(0)-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction to create new photosensitizing molecule that could further complex with metals such as ruthenium to enhance photophysical and electronic properties. The product was purified by flash chromatography and characterized by NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy.
