Title of project
Photoluminescent Copper (I) Coordination Complexes
Faculty Advisor
Daron Janzen
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Photoluminescent Copper (I) Coordination Complexes
Copper (I) lumiphores can be used as inexpensive and effective solid-state oxygen sensors. The compound [Cu(bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether)(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)] (BF4) was successfully synthesized and further characterized by 31P NMR, solid-state photoluminescence, and cyclic voltammetry. In an effort to modify this oxygen sensing system we are examining the introduction of selenium into the bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether (POP) ligand and changing the diimine ligand to access dinuclear complexes such as 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (dpp). Our efforts to date will be presented.