title: Emissive metallomesogens based on 2-phenylpyridine complexes of iridium(III).
abstract: Preparation of Ir(III) complexes using anisotropic 2,5-di(4-alkoxyphenyl)pyridine ligands leads to emissive, liquid-crystalline complexes containing bound Cl and dimethyl sulfoxide. Using analogous poly(alkoxy) ligands allows the preparation of bis(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(III) acac complexes, which are also mesomorphic. The observation of liquid crystallinity in octahedral complexes of this type is without precedent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: Anton M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Prokhorov
authors.forename: Valery N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Kozhevnikov
authors.forename: Adrian C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Whitwood
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: J A Gareth
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Duncan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bruce