In the presence of high electrolyte concentration to screen the
Coulomb repulsion, the emission of
3Pt2(pop)4
4-
(where pop = μ-pyrophosphite-P,P‘) can be
quenched by the complexes
Co(CN)5X3- (where X = I,
Br, Cl, N3).
In acidic aqueous solutions the quenching involves the eventual
reduction of the cobalt complexes to Co2+
aq
and
gives the oxidative quenching products
Pt2
III(pop)4X2
4-
(X = I, Br, Cl). For the reaction of
3Pt2(pop)4
4-
with
Co(CN)5I3- and
Co(CN)5Br3- in 0.5 M KCl/pH
2 solution, the product yields per quenching event are 0.34
and
0.21, respectively. Steady-state photolysis using the
Co(CN)5I3- quencher in 0.5 M
KCl medium gave
predominantly
Pt2(pop)4I2
4-
as product with only small amounts of
Pt2(pop)4ICl4-,
pointing to a direct iodine
atom-transfer process. In contrast,
Co(CN)5Br3- quencher gave
Pt2(pop)4Cl2
4-
under the same conditions, possibly
indicative of electron transfer. However, study of the
mixed-valence platinum dimer intermediates formed by
laser flash transient spectroscopy provides conclusive evidence for
atom transfer as the dominant primary reactive
quenching step for all three halopentacyanocobaltates. The
steady-state results for
Co(CN)5Br3- quencher
arose
via the interconversion of the monobromo mixed-valence platinum dimer
intermediate to its chloro analogue in
chloride solutions.
Co(CN)5N3
3-
gave a mixture of oxidation products and no intermediate corresponding
to
electron transfer, indicating a complex interaction with
3Pt2(pop)4
4-.