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Published on: September 30, 2014
Modulation of Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Vaulting Polymethylene Bridges in Planar Chiral
Shufang Huang1, Issei Nakano2, Soichiro Kawamorita1
1Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, The University of Osaka, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
In this study, we investigated the chain-length dependence of circular dichroism (CD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) properties of trans-bis(2-iminomethylpyrrolato)platinum(II) complexes (1a-d) featuring polymethylene-chain bridges that vaulted across the platinum center. These complexes are almost non-emissive in solution or in PMMA films; however, when dispersed in β-estradiol as a host matrix, their emission quantum yields increase markedly, enabling direct comparison of their CPL characteristics and correlation with molecular structure. Systematic variation of the vaulted chain length revealed that the anisotropy factors (g values) of both CD and CPL (gabs and gem) vary as a function of the chain length. DFT-optimized geometries indicated that complexes with shorter vaulted chains exhibit greater bending and torsional distortion between the two 2-iminomethylpyrrolate ligand planes. These structural distortions modulate the angle θe,m between the electric and magnetic transition dipole moments (µe and µm), thereby governing the observed g-value changes. This study demonstrates that precise control of the vaulted chain length enables molecular-level tuning of structural distortion and chiroptical responses in platinum(II) complexes, providing a new design strategy for highly efficient and structurally tunable CPL materials.
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