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Alexander M Polgar1, Angel Zhang1, Fabian Mack2
1Department of Chemistry , The University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B7 , Canada.
Abstract:
A series of phosphorescent homo- and heterometallic copper(I)-chalcogenide clusters stabilized by cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene ligands [Cu4M4(μ3-E)4(CAACCy)4] (M = Cu, Ag, Au; E = S, Se) has been synthesized by the reaction of the new copper(I) trimethylsilylchalcogenolate compounds [(CAACCy)CuESiMe3] with ligand-supported group 11 acetates. The clusters are emissive at 77 K in solution and the solid state, with emission colors that depend on the metal/chalcogen composition. Electronic structure calculations point to a common 3[(M++E2-)LCT] emissive state for the series.
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