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Published on: May 28, 2014
Phosphorescent 2-phenylbenzothiazole PtIV bis-cyclometalated complexes with phenanthroline-based ligands
Andrea Corral-Zorzano1, David Gómez de Segura1, Elena Lalinde1
1Departamento de Química-Centro de Síntesis Química de La Rioja (CISQ), Universidad de La Rioja, 26006, Logroño, Spain. elena.lalinde@unirioja.es.
Abstract:
We describe a family of dicationic heteroleptic complexes of the type [Pt(pbt)2(N^N)]Q2, bearing two cyclometalating 2-phenylbenzothiazole (pbt) groups and a N^N phenanthroline-based ligand [N^N = 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) 4, pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]-phenanthroline (pyraphen) 5, 5-amine-1,10-phenanthroline (NH2-phen) 6], with two different counteranions (Q = CF3CO2 and PF6). Complexes 4-6-PF6 and 4-6-CF3CO2 were obtained through ligand substitution from cis-[Pt(pbt)2Cl2] 2 and cis-[Pt(pbt)2(OCOF3)2] 3, respectively. The molecular structures of 2, 3 and 4-PF6 and the photophysical and electrochemical properties of all complexes were studied in detail. The precursors 2 and 3 exhibit high-energy emissions from 3IL excited states centered on the cyclometalated pbt, with lower efficiency in 2 in relation to 3 by the presence of closer thermally accessible deactivating 3LMCT excited states in 2. The PtIV complexes 4-5-CF3CO2/PF6 display orange emission in CH2Cl2 solution, solid state (298, 77 K) or PS films, arising from a 3IL(pbt) emissive state. The NH2-phen derivatives 6-CF3CO2/PF6 show dual emission associated to two close different emissive states, 3IL'CT (L' = NH2-phen) and 3IL(pbt), depending on the medium and the excitation wavelength. DFT and time-dependent TD-DFT calculations support these assignments and allow explain the luminescence of these tris-chelate PtIV complexes.
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