title: Synthesis, Characterization, Absorption Spectra, and Luminescence Properties of Organometallic Platinum(II) Terpyridine Complexes.
abstract: A series of new organometallic platinum(II) complexes containing terdentate polypyridine ligands has been prepared and characterized. Their absorption spectra in 4:1 (v/v) MeOH/EtOH fluid solution at room temperature and luminescence in the same matrix at 77 K have been investigated. The new species are [Pt(terpy)Ph]Cl (3, terpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine, Ph = phenyl), [Pt(Ph-terpy)Cl]Cl (4, Ph-terpy = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine), [Pt(Ph-terpy)Me]Cl (5), and [Pt(Ph-terpy)Ph]Cl (6). The results have been compared with those for [Pt(terpy)Cl]Cl (1) and [Pt(terpy)Me]Cl (2). NMR data evidence that all the complexes but 3 and 6 oligomerize in solution leading to stacked species. The absorption spectra are dominated by moderately intense metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) bands in the visible region and by intense ligand-centered (LC) bands in the UV region. All the compounds are luminescent in a 4:1 (v/v) MeOH/EtOH rigid matrix at 77 K, exhibiting a structured emission within the range 460-600 nm. This feature is assigned to formally (3)LC excited states which receive substantial contribution from closely lying (3)MLCT levels. Complexes 1, 2, 4, and 5 also exhibit a relatively narrow and unstructured luminescence band within the range 680-800 nm, which dominates the luminescence spectrum on increasing concentration and exciting at longer wavelengths. The band is assigned to a dsigma(metal) --> pi(polypyridine) ((3)MMLCT) state, originating from metal-metal interactions occurring in head-to-tail dimers (or polymers). A third broad band is shown by 1 and 4 under all concentration conditions and by 2 and 5 only in concentrated solutions and is attributed to excimeric species originating from pi-pi interactions due to stacking between polypyridine ligands.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy, and Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Prodotti Naturali, (ICTPN-CNR), Sezione di Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
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authors.lastname: Arena
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authors.lastname: Calogero
authors.forename: Sebastiano
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authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.forename: Luigi
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authors.lastname: Monsù Scolaro
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authors.forename: Raffaello
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