Luminescent, enantiopure, phenylatopyridine iridium-based coordination capsules

Oleg Chepelin, Jakub Ujma, Xiaohua Wu, Alexandra M Z Slawin, Mateusz B. Pitak, Simon J. Coles, Julien Michel, Anita C. Jones, Perdita E. Barran, Paul J. Lusby

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    Abstract

    The first molecular capsule based on an [Ir(ppy)2]+ unit (ppy = 2-phenylatopyridine) has been prepared. Following the development of a method to resolve rac-[(Ir(ppy)2Cl)2] into its enantiopure forms, homochiral Ir6L4 octahedra where obtained with the tritopic 1,3,5-tricyanobenzene. Solution studies and X-ray diffraction show that these capsules encapsulate four of the six associated counteranions and that these can be exchanged for other anionic guests. Initial photophysical studies have shown that an ensemble of weakly coordinating ligands can lead to luminescence not present in comparable mononuclear systems. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19334-19337
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume134
    Issue number47
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Nov 2012

    Keywords

    • mobility mass-spectrometry
    • metal-complexes
    • hydrogen-bonds
    • iii complexes
    • cages
    • photophysics
    • assemblies
    • ligands
    • metallomacrocycles
    • photochemistry

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