title: New N^C^N-coordinated Pd(ii) and Pt(ii) complexes of a tridentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand featuring a 6-membered central ring: synthesis, structures and luminescence.
abstract: We describe Pd(ii) and Pt(ii) complexes of an N^C^N-coordinating pincer-like ligand featuring two lateral pyridine rings and a 6-membered carbene core. Their crystal structures display 1-dimensional chains with short π-π and M(ii)M(ii) interactions. Such interactions also impact on the photophysical properties, with the Pt(ii) complex being luminescent in the solid state at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. jamal.moussa@upmc.fr hani.amouri@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. jamal.moussa@upmc.fr hani.amouri@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haddouche
authors.affiliation: UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. jamal.moussa@upmc.fr hani.amouri@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Lise-Marie
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chamoreau
authors.affiliation: UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (UMR 8232), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France. jamal.moussa@upmc.fr hani.amouri@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amouri
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K. j.a.g.williams@durham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gareth Williams