Mono-versus dinuclear Pt(II) 6-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyrazol-3-yl)-2, 20-bipyridine complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and remarkable difference in luminescent properties
Journal
Inorganic Chemistry
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
4
Pages
1372-1383
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
A series of charge-neutralmononuclear Pt(II) complexes Pt(fpbpy)(pz) (3a), Pt(fpbpy)(dmpz) (4a), Pt(fpbpy)(dbpz) (5a), and Pt(fpbpy)(dtfpz) (6a), fpbpyH = 6-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyrazol-3-yl)-2, 20-bipyridine, pzH = pyrazole, dmpzH = 3, 5-dimethylpyrazole, dbpzH=3, 5-di-tert-butylpyrazole, and dtfpzH=3, 5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole, and the cationic Pt(II) dimer [{Pt(fpbpy)} 2(μ-pz)]+ (3b), [{Pt(fpbpy)}2(μ-dmpz)] + (4b), and [{Pt(fpbpy)}2(μ-dbpz)]+ (5b) were synthesized. Series a mononuclear complexes reveal two distinctive ligand arrangements. As unveiled by X-ray crystallography, 3a exhibits a nearly perfect planar geometry, while structural determination on 6a shows a perpendicular arrangement of dbpz ligand due to steric congestion. In sharp contrast, the dinuclear complexes, exemplified by 4b and 5b, display an intramolecular Pt · · · Pt separation of 3.601 and 3.403 Å, respectively. As for photophysical properties, the structural variation leads to a salient difference in emission features between 3a (580 nm) and 6a (510 nm). The results are rationalized by the contribution of ligand-to-ligand charge transfer and intraligand φ-φ transition for 3a and 6a in the lowestlying excited state, respectively. On the other hand, dinuclear complexes 3b and 4b reveal dual phosphorescence (denoted as P1 and P2 bands), for which the shortwavelength emission (the P1 band) is akin to that observed for the intraligand φ-φ transition of 6a, while the much red-shifted, broad emission (the P2 band) is attributed to the formation of intramolecular ligand-metal-to-metal charge transfer excimer transition. Further studies of relaxation dynamics on both 3b and 4b showed fast excited-state equilibrium between the P1 and P2 bands. In contrast, only the P2 emission band was resolved for 5b, indicating its exergonic excimer formation. Supplementary support of the excited-state thermodynamics is also provided by time-dependent density functional theory calculations, incorporating both geometry optimized S0 and T 1 states. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
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journal article