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Di-tetrabutylammonium cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II)

95% (NMR)

Synonym(s):

Greatcell Solar®, N-719 dye

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C58H86N8O8RuS2
CAS Number:
207347-46-4
Molecular Weight:
1188.55
MDL number:
MFCD11042475
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329762439
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

95% (NMR)

form

powder

composition

Dye content, ≥90% HPLC

mp

250-260 °C

λmax

534, 393, 313 nm (lit.)

SMILES string

S=C=N[Ru]N=C=S.CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.CCCC[N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC.OC(=O)c1ccnc(c1)-c2cc(ccn2)C([O-])=O.OC(=O)c3ccnc(c3)-c4cc(ccn4)C([O-])=O

InChI

1S/2C16H36N.2C12H8N2O4.2CNS.Ru/c2*1-5-9-13-17(14-10-6-2,15-11-7-3)16-12-8-4;2*15-11(16)7-1-3-13-9(5-7)10-6-8(12(17)18)2-4-14-10;2*2-1-3;/h2*5-16H2,1-4H3;2*1-6H,(H,15,16)(H,17,18);;;/q2*+1;;;2*-1;+2/p-2

InChI key

MQGCPZMVNHGIPF-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Di-tetrabutylammonium cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II) (N-719 dye) is a ruthenium based polypyridyl mixture used as a photosensitizer. It acts as a medium for effective absorption of photons and transfer of electrons within the electrolytic solar cells.

Application

N-719 dye is widely used as a sensitizer that can be coated on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates by doctor blade technique, with different photoanode materials like titanium oxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), and gold nanourchin for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications.

Legal Information

Product of Greatcell Solar Materials Pty Ltd.
Greatcell Solar is a registered trademark of Greatcell Solar Materials Pty Ltd.
Greatcell Solar is a registered trademark of Greatcell Solar

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H334

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P342 + P311

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Electrochimica Acta, 293(2), 230-239 (2019)
Nanoforest of hydrothermally grown hierarchical ZnO nanowires for a high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell
Ko SH, et al.
Nano Letters, 11(2), 666-671 (2011)
Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells from mesoporous zinc oxide nanostructures sensitized by N719 dye
Kumara GRA, et al.
Journal of Semiconductors, 39(3), 033005-033005 (2018)
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