title: Bimetallic iridium(III) complexes consisting of Ir(ppy)(2) units (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) and two laterally connected N/\N chelates as bridge: synthesis, separation, and photophysical properties.
abstract: Reaction of the precursor complex Ir2(ppy)4Cl2 (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) with the bridging ligand 3,8-dipyridyl-4,7-phenanthroline (L) affords, in 94% yield, the cyclometalated iridium dinuclear complex [(ppy)2Ir(mu-L)Ir(ppy)2]2+ (12+) as a mixture of three stereoisomers. This mixture consists of a meso form Delta,Lambda and a racemic form (enantiomeric pair Delta,Delta and Lambda,Lambda) in the ratio 1:1.5. Single-crystal X-ray characterization of the perchlorate salt of the meso form reveals (i) the distortion of the bridging ligand from the planarity and (ii) the location of the two iridium subunits above and below the medium plane of the bridging ligand. Ion-pair chromatography with Delta-TRISPHAT anion (TRISPHAT = tris(tetrachlorobenzenediolato)phosphate(V)) as resolving anion permits the separation of the three stereoisomers. The 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis of each fraction indicates high diastereomeric purity. Electronic circular dichroism properties and comparison with literature data establish their absolute configuration. The absorption and emission properties of the three stereoisomers show only very small variations. The anisotropic properties can be interpreted as distinct interactions of the isomers with the chiral resolving Delta-TRISPHAT anion.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organo-Minérale, UMR 7177 CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67070 Strasbourg, France.
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