Síntese e caracterizacão de novos fotossensibilizadores de complexos polipiridínicos de rutênio

Abstract

In this study were synthesized ruthenium (II) bichromophoric complexes of the type [Ru (dcbpy2) mbpy-L] where dcbpy = 4,4 '- dicarboxy-2, 2'-bipyridine and mbpy-OH (4'- methyl-2, 2'-bipyridine-4-carboxylic acid) and L dyes 2-aminoanthracene (2-ant) or 2- aminonaphthalene (2-naphthyl) for the purpose of evaluating the potential use in photovoltaic devices (dye sensitizer solar cells DSC) and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Each of the complexes were characterized by UV/vis, visible emission, IV, 1H NMR and cyclic voltammetric studies. The UV-vis spectra shows bands in the visible region (approximately 460 nm) assigned to metal to ligand charge transfer transition (MLCT). Both complexes showed strong luminescent bands in the visible region with an excited-state lifetime of 712 and 787 ns for [Ru(dcbpy2)mbpy-naf]2+ and [Ru(dcbpy2)mbpy-ant]2+, respectively. The Ru(II)/(III) couple in the complexes are shifted (1.36 V vs Ag/AgCl) positively with regard to that of the starting complex (0.50 V vs Ag/AgCl). The photovoltaic performance of the solar cells based on these complexes was obtained under AM 1.5 conditions. The overall efficiency of energy conversion (η) are much lower than those achieved for the dye cis- [Ru(dcbpy)2(NCS)2] (N3) under the same experimental conditions. The compounds were also investigated with respect on their 1O2 generation quantum yields, with irradiation at 350, 419 and 575 nm, and photocleavage capabilities on DNA. For the [Ru(dcbpy2)mbpy-ant]2+ complex, the lowest energy excited state is 3MLCT with better quantum yield of 0,0654. On the other hand, for [Ru(dcbpy2)mbpy-ant]2+ complex the lowest energy excited state is localized on 3ππ of the anthracene ligand, and exhibit high 1O2 generation quantum yields (0,86). Preliminary studies of the interaction of these complexes with plasmid DNA conducted by gel electrophoresis showed signs of cleavage, suggesting their promising applications in PDT.