[4,6-Di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-o-Amidophenolato][4,6-Di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-o-Iminobenzosemiquinolato](2,2′-Bipyridyl)Indium(III)

Abstract

A six-coordinated indium(III) complex (APMe)(imSQMe)In(bipy) (1), bearing two types of redox-active ligands—mono- (imSQMe) and dianion (APMe) of 4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-o-iminobenzoquinone and 2,2′-bipyridyl—was synthesized and characterized in detail. The intense, well-resolved ESR spectrum of 1 in dichloromethane solution clearly indicates the spin density delocalization between both AP and imSQ ligands. The UV-vis spectrum of 1 possesses an absorption band in the NIR region. The molecular structure of compound 1 was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.