Evaluation of 2,2\u27-Bipyridylpyridinetricarbonylrhenium (I) Triflate Complex as a Luminescent Probe for the Study of Macromolecular Solution Dynamics (original) (raw)

my mentor and research advisor. His guidance, wisdom, and, most of all, his friendship will always be my most precious treasures. Dr. Murphy provided the opportunity and inspiration to explore in a way that I thought was well beyond my ability. He had faith that, although I would get lost, stumble and fall, I I would find my way. His experience was invaluable to the successful completion of this work, and his "hands off' approach gave me the freedom to grow beyond the science. Thank you Dr. Murphy for your patience, your passion, your enthusiasm, and your support. Just as "It takes a village to raise a child", it takes a department to produce a chemistry Ph. D. I would like to thank Dr. Hanson and Dr. Kelty for reading my thesis; Dr. Marzabadi and Dr. Sowa for their advise on NMR interpretation and synthetic approaches; Dr. Huchital for his insight into inorganic chemistry; my lab mates Imara Charles, Adela LoGiudice, and Matthew Mongelli for their support; Joe Caputo for his help in setting up and designing essential laboratory apparatus; the department secretaries, Maureen Grutt and Helen Kubowicz, for keeping it simple, the other graduate students at Seton Hall, and the many others who provide the glue to keep it all together. You all have played a role in this endeavor and I am indebted to you. Thank you. 3.2 fac-[(2,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)a(pyridine)]CF3S03 3.3 fac-[(2,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)3(4-methypyridine)]PFe 3.4 fac-[(2 ,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)a(4-methoxypyridine)]CF 3S03 3.5 fac-[(2,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)a«4-cyanopyridine)]CF3S03 3.6 fac-[(2,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)a«4-benzyoxypyridine)]CF3S03 3.6.1 4-benzyoxypyridine (py-Benzox) 3.7 fac-[(2,2'-bipyridine)Re(CO)3(4-(3,5' dimethoxybenzyloxy)pyridine)] CF 3 S0 3 3.7.1 3,5-dimethoxybenzylbromide (DMBBr) 3.7.2 4-(3,5'-dimethoxybenzyloxy)pyridine (py-DMB) Chapter IV-Experimental Results NMR and Infrared Spectra