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Published on: March 9, 2017
Metallomesogens based on platinum(II) complexes: synthesis, luminescence and polarized emission
1College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
Abstract:
Two series of heteroleptic cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes [(C(n)Oppy)Pt(acac) and (C(n)OFppy)Pt(acac)] have been prepared. Their liquid-crystal and optophysical properties were studied, in which C(n)Oppy is 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-(alkoxymethyl)pyridine and C(n)OFppy is 2-(3-fluoro-4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-(alkoxymethyl)pyridine. Only the heteroleptic cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes (n = 12 and 16) exhibited enantiotropic mesophase transitions with smectic (S(m)) structure. Intense polarized luminescence with a maximum peak at 532 nm and a polarization ratio as high as 10.5 were obtained in an aligned polyimide film under opto-excitation at room temperature. This research work provides a simple approach to realize high-efficiency polarized emission by heteroleptic cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes.
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