title: Luminescent homo- and heteropolynuclear platinum(II) chalcogenido aggregates based on [Pt2E2(P empty set N)4] units (E=S, Se).
abstract: A series of homodinuclear platinum(II) complexes containing bridging chalcogenido ligands, [Pt(2)(mu-E)(2)(P empty set N)(4)] (P empty set N=dppy, E=S (1), Se (2); P empty set N=tBu-dppy, E=S (3)) (dppy=2-(diphenylphosphino)pyridine, tBu-dppy=4-tert-butyl-2-(diphenylphosphino)pyridine) have been synthesized and characterized. The nucleophilicity of the [Pt(2)E(2)] unit towards a number of d(10) metal ions and complexes has been demonstrated through the successful isolation of a number of novel heteropolynuclear platinum(II)-copper(I), -silver(I), and -gold(I) complexes: [[Pt(2)(mu(3)-E)(2)(dppy)(4)](2)Ag(3)](PF(6))(3) (E=S (4); Se (5)) and [Pt(2)(dppy)(4)(mu(3)-E)(2)M(2)(dppm)]X(2) (E=S, M=Ag, X=BF(4) (6); E=S, M=Cu, X=PF(6) (7); E=S, M=Au, X=PF(6) (8); E=Se, M=Ag, X=PF(6) (9); E=Se, M=Au, X=PF(6) (10)). Some of them display short metal.metal contacts. These complexes have been found to possess interesting luminescence properties. Through systematic comparison studies, the emission origin has been probed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Carbon-Rich Molecular and Nanoscale Metal-Based Materials Research, and the Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. wwyam@hku.hk
authors.forename: Vivian Wing-Wah
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.forename: Ka-Lai
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Eddie Chung-Chin
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Phyllis Kok-Yan
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Kung-Kai
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Nianyong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu