title: Luminescent cyclometalated alkynylplatinum(II) complexes with a tridentate pyridine-based N-heterocyclic carbene ligand: synthesis, characterization, electrochemistry, photophysics, and computational studies.
abstract: A new class of luminescent alkynylplatinum(II) complexes with a tridentate pyridine-based N-heterocyclic carbene (2,6-bis(1-butylimidazol-2-ylidenyl)pyridine) ligand, [Pt(II)(C^N^C)(C≡CR)][PF6], and their chloroplatinum(II) precursor complex, [Pt(II)(C^N^C)Cl][PF6], have been synthesized and characterized. One of the alkynylplatinum(II) complexes has also been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The electrochemistry, electronic absorption and luminescence properties of the complexes have been studied. Nanosecond transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy has also been performed to probe the nature of the excited state. The origin of the absorption and emission properties has been supported by computational studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors.forename: Sammual Yu-Lut
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Elizabeth Suk-Hang
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Wai Han
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Keith Man-Chung
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wing-Tak
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vivian Wing-Wah
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Yam
keywords: N ligands; alkynyl ligands; density functional calculations; photoluminescence; platinum