Chemistry:Lutetium phthalocyanine

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Lutetium phthalocyanine
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Names
Other names
Lutetium bisphthalocyanine
Lutetium biphthalocyanine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
LuC
64
H
32
N
16
Molar mass 1200.04 g/mol
Appearance green solid; red when oxidized; blue when reduced
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lutetium phthalocyanine (LuPc
2
) is a coordination compound derived from lutetium and two phthalocyanines. It was the first known example of a molecule that is an intrinsic semiconductor.[1][2] It exhibits electrochromism, changing color when subject to a voltage.

Structure

LuPc
2
is a double-decker sandwich compound consisting of a Lu3+ ion coordinated to two the conjugate base of two phthalocyanines. The rings are arranged in a staggered conformation. The extremities of the two ligands are slightly distorted outwards.[3] The complex features a non-innocent ligand, in the sense that the macrocycles carry an extra electron.[4] It is a free radical[1] with the unpaired electron sitting in a half-filled molecular orbital between the highest occupied and lowest unoccupied orbitals, allowing its electronic properties to be finely tuned.[3]

Properties

LuPc
2
, along with many substituted derivatives like the alkoxy-methyl derivative Lu[(C
8
H
17
OCH
2
)
8
Pc]
2
, can be deposited as a thin film with intrinsic semiconductor properties;[4] said properties arise due to its radical nature[1] and its low reduction potential compared to other metal phthalocyanines.[2] This initially green film exhibits electrochromism; the oxidized form LuPc+2 is red, whereas the reduced form LuPc2 is blue and the next two reduced forms are dark blue and violet, respectively.[4] The green/red oxidation cycle can be repeated over 10,000 times in aqueous solution with dissolved alkali metal halides, before it is degraded by hydroxide ions; the green/blue redox degrades faster in water.[4]

Electrical properties

LuPc
2
and other lanthanide phthalocyanines are of interest in the development of organic thin-film field-effect transistors.[3][5]

LuPc
2
derivatives can be selected to change color in the presence of certain molecules, such as in gas detectors;[2] for example, the thioether derivative Lu[(C
6
H
13
S)
8
Pc]
2
changes from green to brownish-purple in the presence of NADH.[6]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Belarbi, Z.; Sirlin, C.; Simon, J.; Andre, Jean Jacques (November 1989). "Electrical and magnetic properties of liquid crystalline molecular materials: lithium and lutetium phthalocyanine derivatives". The Journal of Physical Chemistry 93 (24): 8105–8110. doi:10.1021/j100361a026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trometer, M.; Even, R.; Simon, J.; Dubon, A.; Laval, J.-Y.; Germain, J.P.; Maleysson, C.; Pauly, A. et al. (May 1992). "Lutetium bisphthalocyanine thin films for gas detection". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 8 (2): 129–135. doi:10.1016/0925-4005(92)80169-X. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bidermane, I.; Lüder, J.; Boudet, S.; Zhang, T.; Ahmadi, S.; Grazioli, C.; Bouvet, M.; Rusz, J. et al. (21 June 2013). "Experimental and theoretical study of electronic structure of lutetium bi-phthalocyanine" (in en). The Journal of Chemical Physics 138 (23): 234701. doi:10.1063/1.4809725. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 23802970. Bibcode2013JChPh.138w4701B. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4809725. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Toupance, Thierry; Plichon, Vincent; Simon, Jacques (1999). "Substituted bis(phthalocyanines): electrochemical properties and probe beam deflection (mirage) studies". New Journal of Chemistry 23 (10): 1001–1006. doi:10.1039/A905248H. 
  5. Wang, Jun; Wang, Haibo; Zhang, Jian; Yan, Xuanjun; Yan, Donghang (15 January 2005). "Organic thin-film transistors with improved characteristics using lutetium bisphthalocyanine as a buffer layer". Journal of Applied Physics 97 (2): 026106–026106–3. doi:10.1063/1.1840093. Bibcode2005JAP....97b6106W. 
  6. Basova, Tamara; Gürek, Ayşe Gül; Ahsen, Vefa; Ray, Asim (1 January 2013). "Electrochromic lutetium phthalocyanine films for in situ detection of NADH". Optical Materials 35 (3): 634–637. doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2012.10.017. Bibcode2013OptMa..35..634B.