A detailed study of the vibrational spectra of the rigid-rod
Pt(II)−σ-acetylide polymers,
[(PnBu3)2Pt−C⋮CC⋮CC⋮C−]
n
,
[(PnBu3)2Pt−C⋮CC⋮C−]
n
,
[(PnBu3)2Pt−C⋮CC6H4C⋮C−]
n
,
[(PnBu3)2Pt−C⋮CC⋮CC6H4C⋮CC⋮C−]
n
,
and
[(AsnBu3)2Pt−C⋮CC6H4C⋮C−]
n
is reported.
The backbone chain vibrations in these highly conjugated
organometallic polymers can be
analyzed by relating them to their centrosymmetric monomeric structures
with an approximate C
2
h
or
D
2
h
local symmetry.
The extent of π-conjugation in the backbone can be
monitored from the associated changes in the vibrational frequencies,
in particular, the
νC
⋮
C
modes. In general, the vibrational spectra of the polymers suggest
that the backbone is
essentially alternating −C⋮C− in nature, without any contribution
from allene-type
structures (CC). The interruption of the acetylenic
linkages with phenyl groups reduces
the π-conjugation. The near-infrared FT-Raman spectra of the
polymers show resonance
enhancement of selected vibrations which occur along the direction of
the polymer chain,
presumably due to coupling with electronic transitions of the backbone.
In addition, these
polymers exhibit strong and substituent-sensitive fluorescence in their
FT-Raman spectra.