title: A Redox-Active Dinuclear Platinum Complex Exhibiting Multicolored Electrochromism and Luminescence.
abstract: A redox series of cyclometalated platinum complexes based on a dinuclear motif linked by acetamidato (aam) bridging ligands, [Pt2 (μ-aam)2 (ppy)2 ] (ppy(-) =2-phenylpyridinate ion), has been synthesized. The complexes in this series are easily oxidized and reduced by both electrochemical and chemical methods, and this is accompanied by multistep changes in their optical properties, that is, multiple color changes and luminescence. Isolation of the complexes and the structural determination of three oxidation states, +2, +2.33, and +3, have been achieved. The mixed-valent complex, with an average oxidation state of +2.33, forms a trimer based on the dinuclear motif. The mixed-valent complex has a characteristic color owing to intervalence transitions in the platinum chain. In contrast, the divalent complex exhibits strong red phosphorescence originating from a triplet metal-metal-to-ligand charge transfer ((3) MMLCT) state. This study demonstrates the unique chromic behavior of a redox-active and luminescent platinum complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North-10 West-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 (Japan).
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North-10 West-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 (Japan).
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yashiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North-10 West-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 (Japan).
authors.forename: Hotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shitama
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North-10 West-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 (Japan).|A Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012 (Japan).
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, North-10 West-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 (Japan). mkato@sci.hokudai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
keywords: dinuclear complexes; electrochromism; luminescence; mixed-valence states; platinum