WO2004067673A1 - Electrochromic compounds - Google Patents

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WO2004067673A1
WO2004067673A1 PCT/IE2004/000015 IE2004000015W WO2004067673A1 WO 2004067673 A1 WO2004067673 A1 WO 2004067673A1 IE 2004000015 W IE2004000015 W IE 2004000015W WO 2004067673 A1 WO2004067673 A1 WO 2004067673A1
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  • This invention relates to novel electrochromic compounds. These compounds are useful in electrochromic devices such as electric windows, displays and other optical devices that can change colour according to the needs of the user.
  • the compounds may be used in electrochromic devices comprising nanostructured films.
  • Viologen compounds i.e. compounds which have a dipyridinium group and are capable of reversible reduction/colouration
  • Viologen compounds are widely used in electrochromic devices.
  • dimers may be formed due to the parallel overlap of viologens, thereby preventing efficient decolouration in the electrochromic device.
  • R 1 is — (CH 2 ) m — herein m is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms; the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical optionally being attached to the —P(0) (OH) 2 group via a — (CH 2 ) n — linkage, wherein n is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; it also being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents which may be the same or different: lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, diphenyl- lower alkyl, phenyl,
  • R 2 is R 3 R 4 .
  • R 3 is —(CH 2 ) P — wherein p is zero or an integer from 1 to 10;
  • R 4 is —P(0) (OH) 2 ; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms, it being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of the substituents given in the definition of R 1 ; and
  • X " is a charge-balancing ion
  • R 1 cannot be —(CH 2 ) m — wherein m is 2 or 3, when R 2 is — (CH 2 ) 2 —P(O) (0H) 2 ; and R 1 cannot be — (CH 2 ) m — wherein m is 2, when R 2 is phenyl.
  • the invention also provides processes for the manufacture of the compounds of formula I, electrochromic devices comprising said compounds, and their use in the manufacture of electrochromic devices.
  • the invention further provides intermediate compounds which are useful in the preparation of the compounds of formula I, said intermediate compounds having the general formula V
  • R 1 is as defined in formula I except that the provisos are excluded, each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, and each X' " is independently halogen.
  • the compounds of formula V have electrochromic properties and may be used in electrochromic devices.
  • lower means that groups so defined have preferably up to and including 7, especially up to and including 4, carbon atoms.
  • Lower alkyl as such or in composed radicals such as lower alkoxy etc. is e.g. n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec. -butyl, tert. -butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl or n-heptyl, preferably ethyl and especially methyl.
  • Lower alkyl substituted by halogen is preferably trifluoromethyl .
  • Lower alkanoyl as such or in composed radicals such as lower alkanoyloxy etc. is e.g. for-nyl, acetyl, propionyl, n-butyryl, pivaloyl or valeroyl.
  • Halogen is preferably chloro or fluoro, but may also be bromo or iodo.
  • Phenylsulfonylamino means the radical -NHS0 2 C g H 5 , lower alkylsulfonyl is -S0 2 -lower alkyl.
  • Ureido and lower alkylureido represent the radicals -NH-CONH 2 and -NH-CONHAlk (3-alkylureido) or -NAlk- CONH 2 (1-alkylureido) respectively, wherein Alk is lower alkyl.
  • Suitable aryl groups include anthryl, phenanthryl, phenyl and naphthyl . Phenyl and naphthyl are preferred.
  • Heteroaryl groups may have up to 4 heteroatoms which may be the same or different selected from 0, N and S. Suitable heteroaryl groups include benzofuranyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, indolizinyl, indazolyl, purinyl, quinolyl, naphthyridinyl, quinoxalinyl or phenoxazinyl .
  • R 1 is —(CH 2 )m— wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; or phenyl which is attached to the —P(0) (OH) 2 group via —(CH 2 ) n — in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2;
  • R 2 is R 3 R 4 wherein R 3 is —(CH 2 ) P — wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3, and R 4 is unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, or phenyl or naphthyl which is mono-, di- or tri- substituted by C ⁇ -- 4 -alkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, phenoxy or benzoyl; and
  • X " is CI " , Br “ , C10 4 " PF 6 ⁇ , BF 4 " , C 2 F 6 N0 4 S 2 ⁇ or CF 3 SO 3 " , especially Cl ⁇ or PF 6 "
  • R 1 is phenyl which is attached to the —P(O) (OH) 2 group via —(CH 2 ) n — in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2;
  • R 2 is R 3 R 4 wherein R 3 is —(CH 2 ) P — wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3 and R 4 is —P(O) (OH) 2 ;
  • X " is CI " , Br “ , ClO-f PF 5 ⁇ , BF 4 ⁇ , C 2 F 6 N0 4 S 2 " or CF 3 SO 3 " , especially Cl ⁇ or PF 6 " .
  • each R is independently methyl or ethyl
  • R 1 is — (CH 2 L— wherein m is 1,2 or 3, or phenyl which is attached to the —P(O) (OH) 2 group via — (CH 2 ) n — in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2
  • each X' " is independently Br “ or CI " .
  • a preferred compound of formula V is 1- diethylbenzylphosphonate-1 ' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride.
  • the compounds of formula I may be prepared by
  • each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, Y is halogen or amino, X' " is halogen, preferably Br " or Cl ⁇ , and R 1 , R 2 and X " are as already defined.
  • Step (a) of the above process is only carried out when compounds of the formula I are required wherein R 1 is other than —(CH 2 )m—; and step (c) is only carried out when R 2 in the formula I compounds is other than —(CH 2 ) P — P(O) (OH) 2.
  • the l-halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene used in steps (a) and (c) is preferably l-chloro-2, 4- dinitrobenzene .
  • Phosphonylating agents used in step (b) are preferably dialkylhaloalkylphosphonates, such as diethylbromoethylphosphonate, and dialkyl-4-amino aryl or substituted aryl phosphonates, such as diethyl-4- aminobenzyl phosphonate or diethyl-4-aminonaphthyl phosphonate .
  • Suitable reagents of the formula R 2 -Y used in step (d) include haloalkylbenzenes, such as bromopropylbenzene, and aniline or substituted anilines.
  • the reactions steps (a) -(d) are generally carried out at refluxing temperature in a suitable solvent.
  • Preferred solvents include toluene, acetonitrile and ethanol .
  • Hydrolysis step (e) is typically carried out in an solution of hydrochloric acid or hydrobromic acid.
  • Step (f) is carried out when a compound of formula I is required wherein X " is other that Br “ or CI " .
  • the conversion of X' " to X " is effected by reacting a compound of formula I' with a salt of the desired balancing ion in aqueous solution. Conversion of X' " to X " can confer greater stability and greater solubility of the chromophore in a wider range of solvents, resulting in the use of less concentrated solutions in electrochromic devices with consequent reduction in costs.
  • the compounds of formula I improve the performance of electrochromic devices, in particular those comprising nanostructured films.
  • the compounds of formula I can provide multiple colours, with enhanced stability for green colours, which has not previously been achieved.
  • a solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (5g) in water (20ml) was added to a cold solution of 1- phosphonoethyl-1' - (3-propylphenyl) - , A ' -bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 1 in water (20ml) .
  • a precipitate of 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (2, 4, 6- trimethylphenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium bis- hexafluorophosphate (3g) formed immediately and was filtered, washed with cold water and dried.
  • the precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 50g of 1-diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4- dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' -bipyridinium monobromide monochloride .
  • Example 3 The procedure of Example 3 was repeated except that 2, 4, 6-trimethylaniline in step (iii) was replaced by the substituted aniline indicated in Table 1.
  • 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4, 1' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.0095moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and l-bromo-3-phenylpropane (3.8g, O.Ol ⁇ moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours.
  • a solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (4g) in water (20ml) was added to a solution of 1- phosphonobenzyl-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 15 in water (20ml) .
  • a precipitate of 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) - 4, 4' -bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate (2.2g) formed immediately and was filtered and dried.
  • 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4 ' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and diethyl bromoethylphosphonate (6.3g, 0.026 moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours.
  • 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (lOg, 0.05moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours.
  • 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (lOg, 0.05moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours.
  • Example 20 The procedure of Example 20 was repeated except that the 4-phenoxyaniline in step (iv) was replaced by the substituted aniline indicated in Table 2.
  • a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO, 15 ⁇ per square) coated glass substrate (20mm X 10mm) was coated with nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (20mm X 10mm) by screenprinting. The coating was heated in air at 450°C for 45 minutes to give a transparent nanostructured titanium dioxide film.
  • FTO fluorine doped tin oxide
  • Electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 5- 14 were prepared and tested according to the above procedure, and the colour of each of the compounds in the reduced state is given in Table 1.
  • Cathodic electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 3 and 17 were prepared as in Example 25. These electrodes were sealed to a second FTO (15 ⁇ /square) coated glass substrate with an epoxy glue and heated to 130°C for 1 hour to cure the glue. The cells thus formed were filled under vacuum with an electrolyte solution containing ferrocene (0.05M) and lithium perchlorate (0.2M) in gamma butyrolactone and finally sealed with a UV curable glue. Application of -1.3V across the resulting electrochromic devices lead to uniform colouration and upon removal of the voltage the devices returned to their clear state. UV ⁇ Vis spectral measurements were made on a Shimadzu UV2401PC spectrometer and transmission levels are reported at 550 nm.
  • a cathodic electrode was prepared as in Example 25 with the exception that the film was immersed in an equimolar (0.001M) solution of two viologens, 1- phosphonoethyl-1 '-(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 3 prepared in Example 3) and 1-phosphonobenzyl-l ' -
  • Cathodic electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 17 were prepared as in Example 25.
  • Anodes were constructed from respective second FTO substrates (50mm X 50mm) . These substrates were coated with antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) by screenprinting and heated at 60°C for 20-30 minutes.
  • a white reflector paste comprising silica-coated titanium dioxide was applied by screenprinting over each ATO layer and each double layer was allowed to sinter at 450°C for 45 minutes.
  • Each set of two electrodes was bonded together in a sandwich configuration to form a cell.
  • Each cell was filled with an electrolyte solution of lithium trifluormethanesulfonimide (10 mM) in gamma butyrolactone . The resulting devices were sealed and initial reflectance measurements were made on an Ocean Optics SD2000 spectrometer equipped with an integrating sphere.
  • Each device had a diffuse reflectance in the clear state of 36%. When a voltage of -1.3V was applied across each device, it coloured and the reflectance value at 550 nm dropped to approximately 2.5%.
  • the stability of the devices prepared above was tested by cycling them between the coloured and clear states many thousands of times at a temperature of about 70°C.
  • the contrast ratio (CR) was measured before and after cycling to assess the level of degradation of the devices. The results are shown in Table 5.

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The invention concerns electrochromic compounds of the general formula I. These compounds may be used in electrochromic devices, especially electrochromic devices comprising nanostructured films.

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ELECTROCHROMIC COMPOUNDS
This invention relates to novel electrochromic compounds. These compounds are useful in electrochromic devices such as electric windows, displays and other optical devices that can change colour according to the needs of the user. In particular, the compounds may be used in electrochromic devices comprising nanostructured films.
Viologen compounds, i.e. compounds which have a dipyridinium group and are capable of reversible reduction/colouration, are widely used in electrochromic devices. However, in conventional viologen-based systems', dimers may be formed due to the parallel overlap of viologens, thereby preventing efficient decolouration in the electrochromic device.
It is an object of the invention to avoid or -minimise the disadvantages of the prior art.
According to the present invention there are provided compounds of the general formula I
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(i) R1 is — (CH2)m— herein m is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms; the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical optionally being attached to the —P(0) (OH)2 group via a — (CH2)n— linkage, wherein n is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; it also being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents which may be the same or different: lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, diphenyl- lower alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, halogen, amino, cyano, nitro, lower alkylamino, di- lower alkylamino, phenylamino, lower alkanoylamino, benzoylamino; lower alkylsulfonylamino, phenysulfonylamino, lower alkanoyl, benzoyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-lower alkylcarbamoyl, N, -di-lower alkylcarbamoyl, ureido, N- lower alkylureido, lower alkylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl; lower alkyl which is substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen, carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl; lower alkoxy which is substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen, carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl; C3-C7-alkoxy; and/or bivalent methylenedioxy; it being possible for all phenyl groups mentioned as such or in composed radicals (such as benzoyl, phenylamino etc.) to be unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy and/or nitro; and
R2 is R3R4. wherein
R3 is —(CH2)P— wherein p is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; and
R4 is —P(0) (OH)2; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms, it being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of the substituents given in the definition of R1; and
X" is a charge-balancing ion;
with the provisos that R1 cannot be —(CH2)m— wherein m is 2 or 3, when R2 is — (CH2)2—P(O) (0H)2; and R1 cannot be — (CH2)m— wherein m is 2, when R2 is phenyl.
The invention also provides processes for the manufacture of the compounds of formula I, electrochromic devices comprising said compounds, and their use in the manufacture of electrochromic devices.
The invention further provides intermediate compounds which are useful in the preparation of the compounds of formula I, said intermediate compounds having the general formula V
Figure imgf000005_0001
X X
(V)
wherein R1 is as defined in formula I except that the provisos are excluded, each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, and each X'" is independently halogen. The compounds of formula V have electrochromic properties and may be used in electrochromic devices.
The general definitions used herein have the following meanings within the scope of the present invention.
The term "lower" means that groups so defined have preferably up to and including 7, especially up to and including 4, carbon atoms.
Lower alkyl as such or in composed radicals such as lower alkoxy etc. is e.g. n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec. -butyl, tert. -butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl or n-heptyl, preferably ethyl and especially methyl. Lower alkyl substituted by halogen is preferably trifluoromethyl .
Lower alkanoyl as such or in composed radicals such as lower alkanoyloxy etc. is e.g. for-nyl, acetyl, propionyl, n-butyryl, pivaloyl or valeroyl.
Halogen is preferably chloro or fluoro, but may also be bromo or iodo.
Phenylsulfonylamino means the radical -NHS02CgH5, lower alkylsulfonyl is -S02-lower alkyl.
Ureido and lower alkylureido represent the radicals -NH-CONH2 and -NH-CONHAlk (3-alkylureido) or -NAlk- CONH2 (1-alkylureido) respectively, wherein Alk is lower alkyl.
In lower alkoxy radicals which are substituted by hydroxy, epoxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino or halogen, the substituents mentioned are normally separated from the oxy group in lower alkoxy by at least two carbon atoms.
Suitable aryl groups include anthryl, phenanthryl, phenyl and naphthyl . Phenyl and naphthyl are preferred.
Heteroaryl groups may have up to 4 heteroatoms which may be the same or different selected from 0, N and S. Suitable heteroaryl groups include benzofuranyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, indolizinyl, indazolyl, purinyl, quinolyl, naphthyridinyl, quinoxalinyl or phenoxazinyl .
Compounds of formula I are preferred in which R1 is —(CH2)m— wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; or phenyl which is attached to the —P(0) (OH)2 group via —(CH2)n— in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; R2 is R3R4 wherein R3 is —(CH2)P— wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3, and R4 is unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, or phenyl or naphthyl which is mono-, di- or tri- substituted by Cι--4-alkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, phenoxy or benzoyl; and X" is CI", Br", C104 " PF6 ~, BF4 ", C2F6N04S2 ~ or CF3SO3 ", especially Cl~ or PF6 ".
Also preferred are compounds of formula I in which R1 is phenyl which is attached to the —P(O) (OH)2 group via —(CH2)n— in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; R2 is R3R4 wherein R3 is —(CH2)P— wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3 and R4 is —P(O) (OH)2; and X" is CI", Br", ClO-f PF5 ~, BF4 ~, C2F6N04S2 " or CF3SO3 ", especially Cl~ or PF6 ".
Especially preferred are the following compounds of formula I :
(1) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - ( 3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridiniu dichloride; (2) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium --.is-hexafluorophosphate ;
(3) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' -(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (4) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- (2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4' - bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate ;
(5) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (naphthyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
( 6) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (4-cyanonaphthyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
( 7 ) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - ( -methylphenyl ) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride;
( 8 ) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - ( 4-cyanophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (9) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- ( 4-fluorophenyl) -4, 4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
( 10 ) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - ( -phenoxyphenyl ) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(11) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- ( 4-t-butylphenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(12) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (2, 6-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(13) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (3, 5-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (14) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l '-( 4-benzophenone) -4, 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(15) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(16) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate; (17) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (phosphonoethyl) -4,4'- bipyridiniu dichloride;
(18) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (19) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l'- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium £>is-hexafluorophosphate;
(20) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(21) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium -is-hexafluorophosphate;
(22) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l'- (4-fluorophenyl) -4, 4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(23) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-methylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (24) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4, 4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(25) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' -benzyl-4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(26) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' -naphthyl-4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(27) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' -phenyl-4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(28) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-cyanophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (29) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (4-benzophenone) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(30) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - ( 4-cyanonaphthyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(31) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (2, 6-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; (32) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (3, 5-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; and
(33) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonimide .
Compounds of formula V are preferred in which each R is independently methyl or ethyl; R1 is — (CH2L— wherein m is 1,2 or 3, or phenyl which is attached to the —P(O) (OH)2 group via — (CH2)n— in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; and each X'" is independently Br" or CI".
A preferred compound of formula V is 1- diethylbenzylphosphonate-1 ' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride.
The compounds of formula I may be prepared by
(a) reacting bipyridine of the formula II
Figure imgf000010_0001
(ID
with l-halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, if appropriate, to form a compound of the formula III
Figure imgf000011_0001
(b) reacting the compound of formula II or III with a phosphonylating agent of the formula R1 —Y—P(O) (OR)2 to form a compound of the formula IV
Figure imgf000011_0002
X (IV);
(c) reacting the compound of formula IV with 1- halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, if appropriate, to form a compound of the formula V
Figure imgf000011_0003
(V);
(d) reacting the compound of formula IV or V with a compound of the formula R2-Y to form a compound of the formula VI
Figure imgf000012_0001
(e) hydrolysing the compound of formula VI to form a compound of the formula I ' ,
Figure imgf000012_0002
and if appropriate,
(f) converting the compound of formula I ' to a compound of the formula I
Figure imgf000012_0003
2X~ I)
wherein in the above formulae each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, Y is halogen or amino, X'" is halogen, preferably Br" or Cl~, and R1, R2 and X" are as already defined.
Step (a) of the above process is only carried out when compounds of the formula I are required wherein R1 is other than —(CH2)m—; and step (c) is only carried out when R2 in the formula I compounds is other than —(CH2)P— P(O) (OH) 2. The l-halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene used in steps (a) and (c) is preferably l-chloro-2, 4- dinitrobenzene .
Phosphonylating agents used in step (b) are preferably dialkylhaloalkylphosphonates, such as diethylbromoethylphosphonate, and dialkyl-4-amino aryl or substituted aryl phosphonates, such as diethyl-4- aminobenzyl phosphonate or diethyl-4-aminonaphthyl phosphonate .
Suitable reagents of the formula R2-Y used in step (d) include haloalkylbenzenes, such as bromopropylbenzene, and aniline or substituted anilines.
The reactions steps (a) -(d) are generally carried out at refluxing temperature in a suitable solvent. Preferred solvents include toluene, acetonitrile and ethanol .
Hydrolysis step (e) is typically carried out in an solution of hydrochloric acid or hydrobromic acid.
Step (f) is carried out when a compound of formula I is required wherein X" is other that Br" or CI". The conversion of X'" to X" is effected by reacting a compound of formula I' with a salt of the desired balancing ion in aqueous solution. Conversion of X'" to X" can confer greater stability and greater solubility of the chromophore in a wider range of solvents, resulting in the use of less concentrated solutions in electrochromic devices with consequent reduction in costs.
The compounds of formula I improve the performance of electrochromic devices, in particular those comprising nanostructured films. The compounds of formula I can provide multiple colours, with enhanced stability for green colours, which has not previously been achieved.
The invention is illustrated in the following Examples.
Example 1
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 1)
(i) Synthesis of 1-Dieth.γl ethylphosphonate-4 , 4' - bipyridinium bromide
4, 4' -Bipyridine (lOOg, 0.64moles) and diethyl bromoethylphosphonate (157g, 0.64moles) in toluene (500ml) in a IL round bottomed flask was refluxed until the solid precipitate of the monocation salt was formed. The precipitate was filtered hot. The filtrate was refluxed again and the process repeated until no more solid formed. A yield of 95g of the monocation was obtained. (ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (3- propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dibromide
1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bipyridinium bromide (0.005moles) was added to l-bromo-3-phenylpropane
(0.075moles) in acetonitrile (60ml) and refluxed under stirring for twenty-four hours. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with hot acetonitrile and dried under vacuum to yield 1-diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dibromide .
(iii) Synthesis of 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (3- propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dibromide was added to a 50% hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and allowed to reflux for twenty- four hours under stirring. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride. This compound is purple in the reduced state .
1H NMR (CD3CN) : δ 2.33-2.46 (m, 4H) , 2.81-2.83 (m, 2H) , 4.6-4.71 ( , 2H) , 4.74-4.93(m, 2H) , 7.23-7.37(m, 5H) , 8.44-9.3(1-1, 8H) .
Example 2 Synthesis of 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4' bipyridinium Jbis-hexafluorophosphate (Compound 2)
A solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (5g) in water (20ml) was added to a cold solution of 1- phosphonoethyl-1' - (3-propylphenyl) - , A ' -bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 1 in water (20ml) . A precipitate of 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (2, 4, 6- trimethylphenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium bis- hexafluorophosphate (3g) formed immediately and was filtered, washed with cold water and dried.
Example 3
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (2 , 4 , 6- trimethylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 3)
(i) Synthesis of 1- (Diethyl ethylphosphonate) -4 ,4' - bipyridinium bromide
4, 4' -Bipyridine (lOOg, 0.64moles) and diethyl bromoethylphosphonate (157g, 0.64moles) in toluene
(500ml) in a IL round bottomed flask was refluxed until the solid precipitate of the monocation salt was formed. The precipitate was filtered hot. The filtrate was refluxed again and the process repeated until no more solid formed. A yield of 95g of the monocation was obtained. (ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2 , 4- dinitrophenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium monobromide monochloride
1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-4 , 4 ' -bipyridinium monobromide (50g, 0.12moles) was added to acetonitrile (400ml) in a IL round-bottomed flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The clear solution was decanted into a IL round-bottomed flask and 2 , 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (150g, 0.74moles) was added and refluxed for eighteen hours. The precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 50g of 1-diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4- dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' -bipyridinium monobromide monochloride .
(iii) Synthesis of the 1-diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium monobromide monochloride
1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridiniurn monobromide monochloride (0.005 moles) was added to 2 , 4 , 6-trimethylaniline (0.075moles) in ethanol (60 ml) and refluxed under stirring for 24 hrs. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and water (80ml) was added. The suspension was stirred and filtered. The filtrate was decolourised with charcoal and the water was removed under vacuum. The resulting product was digested in acetonitrile, filtered and vacuum dried to yield the compound. (iv) Synthesis of 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (2 , 4 , 6- trimethylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl ethylphosphonate-1' - (2, , 6-trimethylphenyl) - 4, 4' -bipyridinium monobromide monochloride was added to a 50% hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and refluxed for twenty four hours. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield the dichloride phosphonic acid derivative. This compound is blue in the reduced state.
λE NMR (D20) : δ 1.91 (s, 6H) , 2.24(s,3H), 2.28- 2.37(m,2H), 4.76-4.85 (m, 2H) , 7.09(s,2H), 8.46- 9.1 (m,8H) .
Example 4
Synthesis of 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (2 , 4 , 6- trimethylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium b±s- hexafluorophosphate (Compound 4)
A solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (4.3g) in water (20ml) was added to a solution of 1- phosphonoethyl-1' -(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 3 in water (20ml). A precipitate of 1-phosphonoethyl-l' - (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium bis- hexafluorophosphate (2.5g) formed immediately and was filtered and dried.
Examples 5-14
The procedure of Example 3 was repeated except that 2, 4, 6-trimethylaniline in step (iii) was replaced by the substituted aniline indicated in Table 1.
Table 1
Figure imgf000020_0001
Example 15
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) 4 , ' -bipyridinium chloride (Compound 15)
(i) Synthesis of l-(2,4 Dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium chloride
Figure imgf000021_0001
4, 4' -Bipyridine (lOg, 0.065moles) and chloro-2,4- dinitrobenzene (13g, 0.065moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for fifteen hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and acetone (200ml) was added and the mixture was stirred. The suspension was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, ' -bipyridinium chloride (17.5g) .
Figure imgf000021_0003
(ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' -
Figure imgf000021_0002
bypyridinium chloride
1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium chloride (7.3g, 0.02moles) and diethyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate (5.5g,
(iii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (3- propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4, 1' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.0095moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and l-bromo-3-phenylpropane (3.8g, O.Olδmoles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours. The precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (4g) .
(iv) Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3- propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -bipyridinium dichloride (4g) was added to a 50% Hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and allowed to reflux for twenty four hours under stirring. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride (3.2g). This compound is green in the reduced state .
H- NMR (CD3CN) : δ 2.4 (m, 4H) , 2.8 (m, 2H) , 3.35 (d, 2H), 4.8 ( , 2H), 7.22 ( , 5H) , 8.6-9.4 (m, 8H) . Example 16
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) - 4, 4' -bipyridinium Jbis-hexafluorophosphate (Compound 16)
A solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (4g) in water (20ml) was added to a solution of 1- phosphonobenzyl-1' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 15 in water (20ml) . A precipitate of 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (3-propylphenyl) - 4, 4' -bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate (2.2g) formed immediately and was filtered and dried.
Example 17
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (phosphonoethyl) , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 17)
(i) Synthesis of l-(2,4 Dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium chloride
4, 4' -Bipyridine (10g, 0.065moles) and chloro-2,4- dinitrobenzene (13g, 0.065moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for fifteen hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and acetone (200ml) was added and the mixture was stirred. The suspension was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' -bipyridinium chloride (17.5g) . (ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 ,4' - bipyridinium chloride
1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium chloride (7.3g, 0.02moles) and diethyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate (5.5g, 0.022moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for six hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and water (200ml) was added and allowed to stir. The precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was decolourised with charcoal. The water was removed under vacuum to yield crude 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4, 4 ' -bipyridinium chloride (8g) .
(iii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - diethyl ethylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4 ' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and diethyl bromoethylphosphonate (6.3g, 0.026 moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours. The precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' -diethyl ethylphosphonate-4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (8g) . (iv) Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' -phosphonoethyl- 4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' -diethyl ethylphosphonate -4 , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (5g) was added to a 50% Hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and allowed to reflux for twenty-four hours under stirring. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' -phosphonoethyl-4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride (3.6g). This compound is green in the reduced state.
lH NMR (D20) : δ 2.4 (m, 2H) , 3.32 (d, 2H) , 4.85 (m, 2H) , 7.8 (m, 4H) , 8.6-9.2 (m, 8H) .
Example 18
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2 , -dinitrophenyl) - 4 , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 18)
(i) Synthesis of l-(2,4 Dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium chloride
4, 4' -Bipyridine (lOg, 0.065moles) and chloro-2,4- dinitrobenzene (13g, 0.065moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for fifteen hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and acetone (200ml) was added and the mixture was stirred. The suspension was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium chloride (17.5g) .
(ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' - bypyridinium chloride
1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium chloride (7.3g, 0.02moles) and diethyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate (5.5g, 0.022moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for six hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and water (200ml) was added and allowed to stir. The precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was decolourised with charcoal. The water was removed under vacuum to yield crude 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4, 4 ' -bypyridinium chloride (8g) .
(iii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2 , 4- dinitrophenyl) -bipyridinium dichloride
1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (lOg, 0.05moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours. The precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (6g) . XH NMR (D20) : δ 1.15 (6H) , 3.42 (2H) , 4.02 (4H) , 7.57 (IH) , 7.71 (IH) , 8.18 (IH) , 8.78 (4H) , 9.31 (4H) .
(iv) Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2 , 4- dinitrophenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) - 4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (5g) was added to a 50% Hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and allowed to reflux for twenty-four hours under stirring. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2 , 4-dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride (3.8g). This compound is green in the reduced state.
XH NMR (D20) : δ 2.45 (m, 2H) , 4.85 (m, 2H) , 8.2 (m, 2H), 8.45 (d, IH) , 8.8-9.4 (m, 8H) .
Example 19
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2 , 4-dinitrophenyl) - 4 , 4' -bipyridinium Jbis-hexafluorophosphate (Compound 19)
A solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (4g) in water (20ml) was added to a solution of 1- phosphonobenzyl-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (2g) prepared in Example 18 in water (20ml). A precipitate of 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium bis- hexafluorophosphate (2.8g) formed immediately and was filtered and dried.
Example 20
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) - 4 , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 20)
(i) Synthesis of l-(2,4 Dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' ~ bipyridinium chloride
4, 4' -Bipyridine (10g, 0.065moles) and chloro-2,4- dinitrobenzene (13g, 0.065moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for fifteen hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and acetone (200ml) was added and the mixture was stirred. The suspension was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1- (2, -dinitrophenyl) -4 , 4' -bipyridinium chloride (17.5g) .
(ii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' - bypyridinium chloride
1- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium chloride (7.3g, 0.02moles) and diethyl 4-aminobenzylphosphonate (5.5g, 0.022moles) in ethanol (150ml) in a 250ml flask were refluxed for six hours and allowed to cool. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and water (200ml) was added and allowed to stir. The precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was decolourised with charcoal. The water was removed under vacuum to yield crude 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4, 4' -bypyridinium chloride (8g) .
(iii) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2 , 4- dinitrophenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-4 , 4' -bypyridinium chloride (5g, 0.013moles) was added to acetonitrile (100ml) in a 250ml flask and refluxed for thirty minutes. The supernatant solution was decanted into a 250ml flask and 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (lOg, 0.05moles) was added and refluxed for forty-eight hours. The precipitate formed was filtered and digested with hot acetonitrile, filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 1-diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (βg).
(iv) Synthesis of 1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (4- phenoxyphenyl) -4 , 4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -bipyridinium dichloride (3g, 0.005moles) and 4- phenoxyaniline (lg, 0.0055moles) were refluxed together in ethanol (60ml) for twenty four hours. The ethanol was removed under vacuum and water (80ml) was added. The suspension was stirred and filtered. The filtrate was decolourised with charcoal and the water was removed under vacuum. The crude product was digested in acetonitrile, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1- diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (2g)
(v) Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (4- phenoxypheny1) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride
1-Diethyl benzylphosphonate-1' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -bipyridinium dichloride (2g) was added to a 50% Hydrochloric acid solution (60ml) and allowed to reflux for twenty four hours under stirring. The solvent was removed under vacuum and the compound was crystallised by the addition of ethanol, filtered and vacuum dried to yield 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4, 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride (1.6g).
XH NMR (D20, dichloride): δ 3.16(d,2H), 6.95- 7.8 (m,13H) , 8.6-9.2 (m, 8H) .
Example 21
Synthesis of 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) - 4 , 4 ' -bipyridinium Jbis-hexafluorophosphate (Compound 21)
A solution of ammonium hexafluorophosphate (2g) in water (20ml) was added to a solution of 1- phosphonobenzyl-1' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium di-chloride (lg) prepared in Example 20 in water (20ml). A precipitate of 1-phosphonobenzyl-l' - (4- phenoxy-phenyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium jbis- hexafluorophosphate (1.4g) formed immediately and was filtered and dried.
Examples 22-24
The procedure of Example 20 was repeated except that the 4-phenoxyaniline in step (iv) was replaced by the substituted aniline indicated in Table 2.
Table 2
Figure imgf000032_0001
Figure imgf000032_0002
Example 25
A fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO, 15Ω per square) coated glass substrate (20mm X 10mm) was coated with nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (20mm X 10mm) by screenprinting. The coating was heated in air at 450°C for 45 minutes to give a transparent nanostructured titanium dioxide film.
The film was immersed in a solution of Compound 3, prepared in Example 3, i.e. 1-phosphonoethyl-l' -
(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride (0.001M) , in de-ionised water for 30 minutes. In this way the chromophore was adsorbed to the nanostructured film. The film was rinsed in ethanol for 15 minutes and air-dried. An electrochemical cell was assembled using the prepared film as the cathode. A silver/silver chloride electrode was used as the reference electrode and a platinum wire as the counter electrode. The three electrodes were immersed in a 0.2M electrolyte solution of lithium perchlorate in gamma butyrolactone that was purged with nitrogen.
The electrodes were connected to a Solartron 1285 potentostat and a voltage sweep was performed from +0.5V to -1.1V at a scan rate of 50mV/s. The cathodic reduction of the adsorbed Compound 3 resulted in a blue colouration of the device. As the voltage sweep continued and Compound 3 was oxidised, the decolouration of Compound 3 was observed. Electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 5- 14 were prepared and tested according to the above procedure, and the colour of each of the compounds in the reduced state is given in Table 1.
Example 26
Cathodic electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 3 and 17 were prepared as in Example 25. These electrodes were sealed to a second FTO (15 Ω/square) coated glass substrate with an epoxy glue and heated to 130°C for 1 hour to cure the glue. The cells thus formed were filled under vacuum with an electrolyte solution containing ferrocene (0.05M) and lithium perchlorate (0.2M) in gamma butyrolactone and finally sealed with a UV curable glue. Application of -1.3V across the resulting electrochromic devices lead to uniform colouration and upon removal of the voltage the devices returned to their clear state. UV\Vis spectral measurements were made on a Shimadzu UV2401PC spectrometer and transmission levels are reported at 550 nm.
The data obtained are shown in Table 3 and indicate a successful functioning of each device in that there is a significant reduction in transmission in switching from the clear to the coloured state. Table 3
Figure imgf000035_0001
Example 27
A cathodic electrode was prepared as in Example 25 with the exception that the film was immersed in an equimolar (0.001M) solution of two viologens, 1- phosphonoethyl-1 '-(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 3 prepared in Example 3) and 1-phosphonobenzyl-l ' -
(phosphonoethyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride (Compound 17 prepared in Example 17) . The cathode was sealed to a second substrate, filled and finally sealed according to Example 26. Application of -1.3V across the resulting electrochromic device lead to a uniform green/grey colouration and upon removal of the voltage the device returned to its clear state. UV/Vis spectral measurements were carried out as described in Example 26.
It can be observed that this device functions similarly to those in Example 26. However, the colouration is different when two viologens are used (i.e. green/grey) as compared with the previous devices which only have one viologen. Table 4
Figure imgf000036_0001
Example 28
Cathodic electrodes comprising the compounds of Examples 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 17 were prepared as in Example 25. Anodes were constructed from respective second FTO substrates (50mm X 50mm) . These substrates were coated with antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) by screenprinting and heated at 60°C for 20-30 minutes. A white reflector paste comprising silica-coated titanium dioxide was applied by screenprinting over each ATO layer and each double layer was allowed to sinter at 450°C for 45 minutes. Each set of two electrodes was bonded together in a sandwich configuration to form a cell. Each cell was filled with an electrolyte solution of lithium trifluormethanesulfonimide (10 mM) in gamma butyrolactone . The resulting devices were sealed and initial reflectance measurements were made on an Ocean Optics SD2000 spectrometer equipped with an integrating sphere.
Each device had a diffuse reflectance in the clear state of 36%. When a voltage of -1.3V was applied across each device, it coloured and the reflectance value at 550 nm dropped to approximately 2.5%. The ratio of the clear state reflectance to the coloured state reflectance is a measure referred to as the contrast ratio (CR) . In each case, the contrast ratio was 36/2.5 = 14.4.
The stability of the devices prepared above was tested by cycling them between the coloured and clear states many thousands of times at a temperature of about 70°C. The contrast ratio (CR) was measured before and after cycling to assess the level of degradation of the devices. The results are shown in Table 5.
Table 5
Figure imgf000037_0001
The results show that degradation of the contrast ratio is negligible even at 1 x 106 cycles.

Claims

1. A compound of the general formula I
Figure imgf000038_0001
2X" (i)
wherein
R1 is —(CH2)m— wherein m is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms; the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical optionally being attached to the —P(O) (OH) 2 group via a —(CH2)n— linkage, wherein n is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; it also being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be optionally substituted by one or more of the following substituents which may be the same or different: lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, diphenyl- lower alkyl, phenyl, phenoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, halogen, amino, cyano, nitro, lower alkylamino, di- lower alkylamino, phenylamino, lower alkanoylamino, benzoylamino; lower alkylsulfonylamino, phenysulfonylamino, lower alkanoyl, benzoyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-lower alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl, ureido, N- lower alkylureido, lower alkylsulfonyl; phenylsulfonyl; lower alkyl which is substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen, carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl; lower alkoxy which is substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen, carboxy or lower alkoxycarbonyl; C3-C7-alkoxy; and/or bivalent methylenedioxy; it being possible for all phenyl groups mentioned as such or in composed radicals (such as benzoyl, phenylamino etc.) to be unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy and/or nitro; and
R2 is R3R4, wherein
R3 is — (CH2)P— wherein p is zero or an integer from 1 to 10; and
R4 is —P(O) (OH)2; or aryl or heteroaryl having up to 14 carbon atoms; or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl, or cycloalkyl, each having up to 10 carbon atoms, it being possible for the aryl, heteroaryl, branched alkyl, branched alkenyl or cycloalkyl radical to be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of the substituents given in the definition of R1; and
X" is a charge-balancing ion; with the provisos that R1 cannot be — (CH2)m— wherein m is 2 or 3, when R2 is —(CH2)2—P(O) (OH)2; and R1 cannot be —(CH2)m— wherein m is 2, when R2 is phenyl.
2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R1 is
— (CH2)m— wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; or phenyl which is attached to the —P(0) (OH)2 group via — (CH2)n— n the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; R2 is R3R4 wherein R3 is — (CH2)P— wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3, and R4 is unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, or phenyl or naphthyl which is mono-, di- or tri- substituted by Cι-4-alkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, phenoxy or benzoyl; and X" is Cl~, Br~, C104 ~ PF6 ", BF4 ~, C2F6N04S2 ~ or CF3S03 ~, especially CI" or PF6 ".
3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R1 is phenyl which is attached to the —P(0) (OH)2 group via
— (CH2)n— in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; R2 is R3R4 wherein R3 is — (CH2)P— wherein p is zero, 1, 2 or 3 and R4 is —P (0) (0H)2; and X" is Cl~, Br", C104 " PF6 ~, BF4 ", C2F6N04S2 ~ or CF3SO3 ", especially Cl~ or PF6 ~.
4. A compound according to claim 1 selected from:
(1) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(2) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate; (3) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- (2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(4) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l'- (2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate ;
(5) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (naphthyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(6) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (4-cyanonaphthyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
( 7 ) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - ( 4 -methylphenyl ) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(8) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (4-cyanophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(9) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l '- ( -fluorophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(10) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l '- (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4, 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(11) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l '- (4-t-butylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
( 12 ) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (2 , 6-dimethylphenyl ) -4 , 4 ' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(13) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l' - (3, 5-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(14) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l ' - (4-benzophenone) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(15) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (3-propylphenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(16) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (3-propylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate;
(17) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (phosphonoethyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(18) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(19) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate;
(20) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4, 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(21) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-phenoxyphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium jbis-hexafluorophosphate ;
(22) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-fluorophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(23) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-methylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(24) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '-(2,4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(25) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (benzyl) -4, 4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(26) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (naphthyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(27) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (phenyl) -4,4' -bipyridinium dichloride;
(28) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-cyanophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(29) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (4-benzophenone) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(30) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l '- (4-cyanonaphthyl) -4, 4' - bipyridinium dichloride;
(31) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (2, 6-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride;
(32) 1-Phosphonobenzyl-l ' - (3, 5-dimethylphenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride; and (33) 1-Phosphonoethyl-l '-(2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) -4 , 4' - bipyridinium trifluoro ethanesulfonimide .
5. A process for preparing a compound of the general formula I given and defined in claim 1, which process comprises:
(a) reacting bipyridine of the formula II
Figure imgf000043_0001
(ID
with l-halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, if appropriate, to form a compound of the formula III
Figure imgf000043_0002
(b) reacting the compound of formula II or III with a phosphonylating agent of the formula R1 —Y—P(O) (OR) 2 to form a compound of the formula IV
Figure imgf000044_0001
X (IV)
(c) reacting the compound of formula IV with 1- halo-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, if appropriate, to form a compound of the formula V
Figure imgf000044_0002
X" X
(V) ;
(d) reacting the compound of formula IV or V with a compound of the formula R2-Y to form a compound of the formula VI
(OR)2(0)P—R1—N+,x <χ N+ R2
X" (VI);
(e) hydrolysing the compound of formula VI to form a compound of the formula I',
Figure imgf000045_0001
and if appropriate,
(f) converting the compound of formula I ' to a compound of the formula I
Figure imgf000045_0002
2X (I)
wherein in the above formulae each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, Y is halogen or amino, X'~ is halogen, preferably Br" or Cl~, and R1, R2 and X" are as defined in claim 1.
A compound of the general formula V
Figure imgf000045_0003
X" X
(V)
wherein R1 is as defined in claim 1 except that the provisos of claim 1 are excluded, each R is an ester forming group which may be the same or different, and each X'" is independently halogen.
7. A compound according to claim 6, wherein each R is independently methyl or ethyl; R1 is —(CH2)m— wherein m is 1,2 or 3, or phenyl which is attached to the —P(0) (0H)2 group via — (CH2)n— in the para-position of the phenyl ring, wherein n is 1 or 2; and each X'~ is independently Br" or Cl~.
8. A compound according to claim 6 or 7 which is 1-diethylbenzylphosphonate-l ' - (2, 4-dinitrophenyl) -4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride.
9. An electrode or an electrochromic device comprising a compound according to any of claims 1 to 4 or 6 to 8.
10. Use of a compound according to any of claims 1 to 4 or 6 to 8 in the manufacture of an electrode or an electrochromic device .
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