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Encapsulation-induced hypsochromic shift of emission properties from a cationic Ir(III) complex in a hydrogen-bonded
Hiroki Uratani1,2, Shinnosuke Horiuchi3
1Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
Abstract:
Encapsulation of coordination complexes within the confined spaces of self-assembled hosts is an effective method for creating supramolecular assemblies with distinct chemical and physical properties. Recent studies with calix-resorcin[4]arene hydrogen-bonded hexameric capsules revealed that encapsulated metal complexes exhibit enhanced and blue-shifted photoluminescence compared to their unencapsulated forms. The photophysical change has been hypothetically attributed to encapsulation-induced confinement, which isolates the metal complex from the solvent, suppressing stabilization of the excited state of the guest by solvent reorganization and structural relaxation, and altering the local environment, such as solvent polarity and viscosity, around the guest. In this study, density-functional theory calculations were conducted to explore how encapsulation affects the photophysical properties of a cationic iridium complex within a hydrogen-bonded hexameric capsule. The encapsulation-induced emission shift was analyzed by separating it into three factors: suppression of solvent reorganization, suppression of structural relaxation of the complex, and electronic interactions between the complex and the capsule. The findings indicate that the photoluminescence modulation is driven by the electronic interaction between the host and guest, which affects the energy levels of the molecular orbitals involved in the T1 excited state and the suppression of excited-state structural relaxation of the Ir complex due to the presence of the host. This study advances our understanding of the photophysical dynamics of coordination complexes within the confined spaces of hexameric capsules, providing a valuable approach for tuning the excited state properties of guest molecules.
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