9,10-Dihydroplatinaanthracenes with Aromatic Diimine Ligands: Syntheses and Spectroscopic and Computational Studies of New Luminescent Materials

Abstract

9,10-Dihydroplatinaanthracenes with aromatic nitrogen ligands were synthesized, derived from 2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-dichloro-2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-bis(dimethylamino)-2,2′-bipyridine, 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, and 2,2′-biquinoline. For comparison purposes, the N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine-derived compound was also obtained. A single-crystal X-ray structure determination was carried out on [H2C(C6H4)2]Pt(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), revealing a pronounced boat conformation of the metallacyclic ring. The diimine-derived compounds are highly luminescent in the solid state at room temperature, as well as in frozen solution. The luminescent complexes are easily prepared by ligand substitution from the new organometallic platinum precursor {[H2C(C6H4)2]Pt(SEt2)}n (n = 2, 3). Spectroscopic data are provided on absorbance and emission in the UV–visible range. In ord...