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This work aims at elucidating chemical processes involving homogeneous catalysis and photo–physical relaxation of excited molecules in the solid state. Furthermore, compounds with supposedly small singlet–triplet gaps and therefore biradicaloid character are investigated with respect to their electro–chemical behavior. The work on hydroboration catalysis via a reduced 9,10–diboraanthracene (DBA) was preformed in collaboration with the Wagner group in Frankfurt, more specifically Dr. Sven Prey, who performed all laboratory experiments. The investigation of delayed luminescence properties in arylboronic esters in their solid state was conducted in collaboration with the Marder group in Würzburg. The author of this work took part in the synthesis of the investigated compounds while being supervised by Dr. Zhu Wu. The final project was a collaboration with the group of Anukul Jana from Hyderabad, India who provided the experimental data.
About 2.4 billion years ago, nature has fundamentally revolutionized life on earth by inventing the multi-subunit protein complex photosystem II, the only molecular machine in nature that catalyzes the thermodynamically demanding photosynthetic splitting of water into oxygen and reducing equivalents. Nature chose a distorted Mn4CaO5 cluster as catalyst, better known as oxygen-evolving complex (OEC), thus recognizing the need for transition metals to achieve high-performance catalysts. The curiosity has always driven mankind to mimic nature’s achievements, but the performance of natural enzymes such as the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II remain commonly unmatched. An important role in fine-tuning and regulating the activity of natural enzymes is attributed to the surrounding protein domain, which facilitates substrate preorganization within well-defined nanoenvironments.
In light of growing energy demands and the depletion of fossil fuels, the unparalleled efficiency of natural photosynthesis inspires chemists to artificially mimic its natural counterpart to generate hydrogen as a ‘solar fuel’ through the light-driven splitting of water. As a result, significant efforts have been devoted in recent decades to develop molecular water oxidation catalysts based on earth-abundant transition metals and the discovery of the Ru(bda) (bda: 2,2’ bipyridine-6,6’-dicarboxylate) catalyst family enabled activities comparable to the natural OEC. Similar to the natural archetypes, the design of homogeneous catalysts that interplay judiciously with the second coordination sphere of the outer ligand framework proved to be a promising concept for catalyst design. In this present thesis, novel supramolecular design approaches for enzyme like activation of substrate water molecules for the challenging oxidative water splitting reaction were established via tailor-made engineering of the secondary ligand environment of macrocyclic Ru(bda) catalysts.
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der C–F Bindungsaktivierung von teil und perfluorierten Aromaten an NHC stabilisierten Nickel(0) Komplexen, sowohl in stöchiometrischen als auch in katalytischen Reaktionen. Der Fokus dieser Arbeit lag auf der Aufklärung der Mechanismen der C–F Bindungsaktivierungsschritte von teil und perfluorierten Aromaten an ein und zweifach NHC stabilisierten Nickel(0) Komplexen, auf dem Einsatz dieser Komplexe in katalytischen Kreuzkupplungs- und Borylierungsreaktionen sowie in der Aufklärung der Mechanismen solcher katalytischen Prozesse.
Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erzielten Ergebnisse belegen wesentliche Unterschiede im Reaktionsverhalten von Nickel Komplexen in der C–F Bindungsaktivierung: Die Reaktionsmechanismen der mit zwei sterisch unterschiedlich anspruchsvollen NHC Liganden stabilisierten Nickel(0) Komplexe [Ni(iPr2Im)2] (1a) und [Ni(Mes2Im)2] (5) weisen deutliche Unterschiede auf. So erfolgt die Insertion von [Ni(iPr2Im)2] (1a), dem Komplex mit dem weniger anspruchsvolleren Carbenliganden iPr2Im, in die C–F-Bindung von C6F6 nach einem konzertierten und/oder NHC assistierten Reaktionsmechanismus, wohingegen der Nickel(0) Komplex 5 nach einem radikalischen und/oder NHC assistierten Reaktionsmechanismus insertiert. Die Experimente am einfach NHC stabilisierten Nickel(0) Komplex [Ni(Dipp2Im)(η6 C7H8)] 6 belegen, dass die C–F Bindungsaktivierung zunächst zu reaktiven mononuklearen Komplexen [Ni(Dipp2Im)(F)(ArF)] führt, die jedoch allmählich zu dinuklearen, Fluorido verbrückten Nickel(II) Komplexen dimerisieren, die katalytisch nicht aktiv sind. Erst die Aufspaltung dieser Dimere in mononukleare Komplexe mit terminalen Fluoridoliganden führt zur katalytischen Aktivität. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass 5 und 6 vergleichbar gute Katalysatoren in der Nickel vermittelten C–F Borylierung sind und der kritische Schritt der Katalyse die Bereitstellung eines katalytisch aktiven, dreifach koordinierten Nickel Komplexes der Form [Ni(NHC)(F)(ArF)] ist.
In terms of the need of environmentally benign renewable and storable energy sources, splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen by using sunlight is a promising approach. Hereby, water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) are required to perform the water oxidation comprising the transfer of four electrons to provide the reducing equivalents for producing hydrogen. The class of Ru(bda) (bda = 2,2'-bipyridine-6,6'-dicarboxylate) catalysts has proven to be efficient for this reaction.
In this thesis, ligand exchange processes in Ru(bda) complexes have been analyzed and the formation of multinuclear macrocyclic WOCs was studied. Based on the knowledge acquired by these studies, new multinuclear cyclic Ru(bda) complexes have been synthesized and their catalytic efficiencies in homogeneous water oxidation have been investigated. Going one step further for setting up functional devices, molecular WOCs have been immobilized on conducting or semiconducting supporting materials. Direct anchoring on carbon nanotubes generated a promising materials for further applications.
In light of the rapidly increasing global demand of energy and the negative effects of climate change, innovative solutions that allow an efficient transition to a carbon-neutral economy are urgently needed. In this context, artificial photosynthesis is emerging as a promising technology to enable the storage of the fluctuating energy of sunlight in chemical bonds of transportable “solar fuels”. Thus, in recent years much efforts have been devoted to the development of robust water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) leading to the discovery of the highly reactive Ru(bda) (bda: 2,2’-bipyridine-6,6’-dicarboxylic acid) catalyst family. The aim of this thesis was the study of chemical and photocatalytic water oxidation with functionalized Ruthenium macrocycles to explore the impact of substituents on molecular properties and catalytic activities of trinuclear macrocyclic Ru(bda) catalysts. A further objective of this thesis comprises the elucidation of factors that influence the light-driven water oxidation process with this novel class of supramolecular WOCs.
The catalytic splitting of water into its elements is an important reaction to establish hydrogen as a solar fuel. The bottle-neck of this process is considered to be the oxidative half reaction generating oxygen, and good catalysts are required to handle the complicated redox chemistry involved. As can be learned from nature, the incorporation of the catalytically active species into an appropriate matrix can help to improve the overall performance. Thus, the aim of the present thesis was to establish novel supramolecular approaches to improve water oxidation catalysis using the catalytically active {Ru(bda)} fragment as key motive (bda = 2,2'-bipyridine-6,6'-dicarboxylate).
First, the synthesis of ruthenium catalysts gathering three {Ru(bda)} water oxidation subunits in a macrocyclic fashion is described. By using bridging bipyridine ligands of different lengths, metallosupramolecular macrocycles with distinct sizes have been obtained. Interestingly, an intermediate ring size has been proven to be optimal for the catalytic water oxidation. Detailed kinetic, spectroscopic, and theoretical studies helped to identify the reaction mechanism and to rationalize the different catalytic activities. Furthermore, solubilizing side chains have been introduced for the most active derivative to achieve full water solubility.
Secondly, the {Ru(bda)} fragment was embedded into supramolecular aggregates to generate more stable catalytic systems compared to a homogeneous reference complex. Therefore, the catalyst fragment was equipped with axial perylene bisimide (PBI) ligands, which facilitate self-assembly. Moreover, the influence of the different accessible aggregate morphologies on the catalytic performance has been investigated.
The thesis discusses aspects of the photocatalytic water oxidation reaction. The first chapter deals with a supramolecular macrocycle which contains three ruthenium metal centers. This novel catalyst shows promising catalytic activity and provides insides into the mechanism of the water oxidation reaction. After this part, the focus lies on the light interacting components of the photocatalytic water oxidation. In this regard, the azabenz-annulated perylene derivatives appeared to be a promising dye class. The combination of these chromophores and metal complexes result in metal organic compounds, which have photosensitizer potential.
Es wurden verschiedene Borirene synthetisiert und auf ihre Reaktivität gegenüber Lewis-Basen und Übergangsmetallkomplexen untersucht. Hierbei wurden verschiedene Boriren-Basen-Addukte dargestellt. Zudem konnte der erste Platin-BC-sigma-Komplex dargestellt werden. Des Weiteren wurde die Metall-vermittelte Darstellung von 1,4-Azaborininen vorgestellt und der Mechanismus der Reaktion aufgeklärt. Im letzten Teil der Arbeit wurden Bor-haltige Komplexe des Rhodiums synthetisiert und ihre Reaktivität untersucht.