Cationic IrIII Emitters with Near-Infrared Emission Beyond 800 nm and Their Use in Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

Solid-state near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting devices have recently received considerable attention as NIR light sources that can penetrate deep into human tissue and are suitable for bioimaging and labeling. In addition, solid-state NIR light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) have shown several promising advantages over NIR organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). However, among the reported NIR LECs based on ionic transition-metal complexes (iTMCs), there is currently no iridium-based LEC that displays NIR electroluminescence (EL) peaks near to or above 800 nm. In this report we demonstrate a simple method for adjusting the energy gap between the highest-occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest-unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of iridium-based iTMCs to generate NIR emission. We describe a series of novel ionic iridium complexes with very small energy gaps, namely NIR1 – NIR6 , in which 2,3-diphenylbenzo[g]quinoxaline moieties mainly take charge of the HOMO energy levels and 2,2′-biquinoline, 2-(quinolin-2-yl)quinazoline, and 2,2′-bibenzo[d]thiazole moieties mainly control the LUMO energy levels. All the complexes exhibited NIR phosphorescence, with emission maxima up to 850 nm, and have been applied as components in LECs, showing a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 0.05 % in the EL devices. By using a host–guest emissive system, with the iridium complex RED as the host and the complex NIR3 or NIR6 as guest, the highest EQE of the LECs can be further enhanced to above 0.1 %.     

C−H Bond Activation by Iridium(III) and Iridium(IV) Oxo Complexes

Oxidation of an iridium(III) oxo precursor enabled the structural, spectroscopic, and quantum-chemical characterization of the first well-defined iridium(IV) oxo complex. Side-by-side examination of the proton-coupled electron transfer thermochemistry revealed similar driving forces for the isostructural oxo complexes in two redox states due to compensating contributions from H⁺ and e⁻ transfer. However, C−H activation of dihydroanthracene revealed significant hydrogen tunneling for the distinctly more basic iridium(III) oxo complex. Our findings complement the growing body of data that relate tunneling to ground state properties as predictors for the selectivity of C−H bond activation.     

Phosphorescent and Test Strips Detection Properties of ClO− Probes Based on Iridium(III) Complexes with Pivaloyl Unit as Recognition Site

Three green phosphorescent Iridium(III) complex-based probes with different ligands (Cl⁻ ( Ir-1 ), NCS⁻ ( Ir-2 ) and NCO⁻ ( Ir-3 )) had been developed to detect hypochlorite (ClO⁻) using pivaloyl group as recognition site. The introduction of strong field ligand NCS and NCO caused an increase of quantum yields and phosphorescent lifetime both in solid and solution states. All the three probes could selectively and rapidly detect ClO⁻ through the changes in UV-visible and phosphorescence spectra. Upon addition of ClO⁻ to the solution of probes, green phosphorescent color of probes displayed obvious quench. Meanwhile, using a portable UV lamp, test strips which were pre-immersed with the above-mentioned probes could achieve easy detection of ClO⁻. The sensing process was confirmed by NMR, IR and ESI-MS.     

Constructing Highly Efficient Blue OLEDs with External Quantum Efficiencies up to 7.5 % Based on Anthracene Derivatives

Acquiring desirable device performance with deep-blue color purity that fulfills practical application requirements is still a challenge. Bipolar fluorescent emitters with hybrid local and charge transfer (HLCT) state may serve to address this issue. Herein, by inserting anthracene core in the deep-blue building blocks, the authors successfully developed two highly twisted D-π-A fluorescent emitters, ICz-An-PPI and IP-An-PPI , featuring different acceptor groups. Both exhibited superb thermal stabilities, high photo luminescent quantum yields and excellent bipolar transport capabilities. The non-doped OLEDs using ICz-An-PPI and IP-An-PPI as the emitting layers showed efficient blue emission with an external quantum efficiency (EQE_max) of 4.32 % and 5.41 %, and the CIE coordinates of (0.147, 0.180) and (0.149, 0.150), respectively. In addition, the deep blue doped device based on ICz-An-PPI was achieved with an excellent CE_max of 5.83 cd A⁻¹, EQE_max of 4.6 % and the CIE coordinate of (0.148, 0.078), which is extremely close to the National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) standard. Particularly, IP-An-PPI -based doped device had better performance, with an EQE_max of 7.51 % and the CIE coordinate of (0.150, 0.118), which was very impressive among the recently reported deep-blue OLEDs with the CIE_y <0.12. Such high performance may be attributed to the hot exciton HLCT mechanism via T₇ to S₂. Our work may provide a new approach for designing high-efficiency deep-blue materials.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Orange-emitting Iridium(III) Complexes with Diphenylquinoline Ligands Containing Fluorinated Substituent

Recently, the iridium complexes as phosphorescent emitter in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have attracted much attention since the realization of a high efficiency OLED device based on the complex fac tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium [Ir(ppy)3]1-4. T…     

The Study on the Stability Constant and Species Distribution of Eu (III) and Tb (III) Complexes with BDBPH

Biomimetic hydrolysis of DNA or RNA is of increasing importance in biotechnology and medicine. The ability to cleave nucleic acids efficiently, in a non-degradative manner, and with high levels of selectivity for site or structure will be required by many applications for the manipulation of genes, the design of structural probes and the development of novel therapeutics1. There has been much interest in the development of lanthanide complexes as nucleic acid cleavage agents. It has been fou…     

Narrowband Pure Near-Infrared (NIR) Ir(III) Complexes for Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) with External Quantum Efficiency Over 16 %

Highly efficient near-infrared (NIR) emitters have significant applications in medical and optoelectronic fields, but the development stays a great challenge due to the energy gap law. Here, we report two NIR phosphorescent Ir(III) complexes which display emission peaks around 730 nm with a narrow full width at half maximum of only 43 nm. Therefore, pure NIR luminescence can be obtained without having a very long emission wavelength, thus alleviating the restriction of the energy gap law, and obtaining impressively high photoluminescence quantum yield up to 0.70. More importantly, the pure NIR organic light-emitting diode (OLED) fabricated by the solution-processed mothed shows outstanding device performance with the highest external quantum efficiency of 16.43 %, which sets a new record for solution-processed NIR-OLEDs based on different emitters. This work sheds light on the development of Ir(III) complexes with narrowband emissions as highly efficient pure NIR-emitters.     

Easy Access to Versatile Catalytic Systems for C−H Activation and Reductive Amination Based on Tetrahydrofluorenyl Rhodium(III) Complexes

On the basis of the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrofluorenyl ligand, a simple approach was developed to new effective rhodium catalysts for the construction of C−C and C−N bonds. The halide compounds [(η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)RhX₂]₂ ( 2 a : X=Br; 2 b : X=I) were synthesized by treatment of the bis(ethylene) derivative (η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)Rh(C₂H₄)₂ ( 1 a ) with halogens. An analogous reaction of the cyclooctadiene complex (η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)Rh(cod) ( 1 b ) with I₂ is complicated by the side formation of [(cod)RhI]₂. The reaction of 2 b with 2,2′-bipyridyl leads to cation [(η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)Rh(2,2′-bipyridyl)I]⁺ ( 3 ). The halide abstraction from 2 a , b with thallium or silver salts allowed us to prepare sandwich compounds with incoming cyclopentadienyl, dicarbollide and mesityleneligands [(η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)RhCp]⁺ ( 4 ), (η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)Rh(η-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₁) ( 5 ), and [(η⁵-tetrahydrofluorenyl)Rh(η-mesitylene)]²⁺ ( 6 ). The structures of 1 b , 2 b ⋅ 2I₂, 3 PF₆, 4 TlI₄, 5 , and [(cod)RhI]₂ were determined by X-ray diffraction. Compounds 2 a , b efficiently catalyze the oxidative coupling of benzoic acids with alkynes to selectively give isocoumarins or naphthalenes, depending on the reaction temperature. Moreover, they showed moderate catalytic activity in other annulations of alkynes with aromatic compounds (such as benzamide, acetanilide, etc.) which proceed through CH activation. Compound 2 b also effectively catalyzes the reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones in the presence of carbon monoxide and water via water-gas shift reaction, giving amines in high yields (67–99 %).     

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis of Iridium(III) and Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes in Non‐aqueous Solvents

Abstract

A method of non‐aqueous capillary zone electrophoresis has been optimized for the characterization of five functionalized mixed‐ligand iridium(III) polypyridyl complexes and four functionalized ruthenium(II) bis‐terpyridine complexes. Their mobilities, the relation to their molar mass, and the capillary lifetime (measured in number of injections) have been determined.     

Capillary Zone Electrophoresis of Iridium(III) and Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes in Non‐Aqueous Solvents

Abstract

A method of non‐aqueous capillary zone electrophoresis has been optimised for the characterisation of five functionalised mixed‐ligand iridium(III) polypyridyl complexes and four functionalised ruthenium(II) bis‐terpyridine complexes. Their mobilities, the relation to their molar mass and the capillary lifetime (measured in number of injections) have been determined.     

Complexation of Sc(III), Ga(III), In(III) and Ln(III) with Eriochrome Red B

Cyclic linear-sweep voltammetry was used to study the complexation of Sc(III), Ga(III), In(III) and Ln(III) with eriochrome red B (ERB). It was established that all metal ions investigated form complex compounds with azodye having a mole ratio, M(III):ERB = 1:2. The hydroxo forms of M(III) ions, which take part in interaction with ERB, were determined by the Nazarenko method. The stability constants for the formation of these chelates are nearly the same. It was shown that the reduction of the ligand in the complex does not only depend on the peculiarities of complexation, but the processes occurring in pre-electrode layer also influence it.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of a Saturated Dimeric Ce(III)-chelated Complex Based on Benzoate and 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands

The title complex, [Ce(BA)3phen]2 (BA = benzoate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), was prepared by the reaction of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O, benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. The complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR spectra and TG-DTG techniques. The results show that the crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a = 10.912(2), b = 11.962(3), c = 12.474(3) , α = 104.889(3), β = 93.523(3), γ = 113.332(3)o, C66H46Ce2N4O12, Mr = 1366.90, V = 1420.2(6) 3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.598 g/cm3, μ = 1.652 mm-1, S = 1.024 and F(000) = 682. The final R = 0.0391 and wR = 0.0947 for 4878 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of the title complex consists of two Ce(C6H5COO)3(C12H8N2) units, forming a binuclear molecule. Each Ce(III) is coordinated by two O atoms of one bidentate chelating carboxylate group, five O atoms of two bidentate bridging and two tridentate chelating-bridging carboxylate groups, and two N atoms of one 1,10-phenanthroline molecule to complete a distorted monocapped square antiprism geometry. Its thermogravimetric analysis was determined by TG-DTG techniques.     

Synthesis of Eu(III) and Tb(III) Complexes with Two New Amide Type Podands and Their Luminescence Properties

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β-Ketoiminato Iridium(III) Organometallic Complexes: Selective Cytotoxicity towards Colorectal Cancer Cells HCT116 p53-/-

This report presents a new library of organometallic iridium(III) compounds of the type [Cp*IrCl(L)] (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl and L=a functionalized β-ketoiminato ligand) showing moderate to high cytotoxicity against a range of cancer cell lines. All compounds show increased activity towards colorectal cancer, with preferential activity observed against the immortalized p53-null colorectal cell line, HCT116 p53-/-, with sensitivity factors (SF) up to 26.7. Additionally, the compounds have excellent selectivity for cancerous cells when tested against normal cell types, with selectivity ratios (SR) up to 35.6, contrary to that of cisplatin, which is neither selective nor specific for cancerous cells (SF=0.43 and SR=0.7–2.3). This work provides a preliminary understanding of the cytotoxicity of iridium compounds in the absence of p53 and has potential applications in treatment of cancers for which the p53 gene is absent or mutant.     

Complexation of Eu(III), Am(III) and Cm(III) with Dicarboxylates: Thermodynamics and Structural Aspects of the Binary and Ternary Complexes

The complexation of Eu(III), Am(III) and Cm(III) with dicarboxylate anions with O, N or S donor groups was measured in I=6.60 mol⋅kg⁻¹ (NaClO₄) at temperatures of 0–60 °C by potentiometry and solvent extraction. The complexation thermodynamics of these complexes show that their stability is due to highly favorable complexation entropies because the complexation enthalpies are endothermic. Luminescence studies with Eu(III) and Cm(III) were used to measure the hydration numbers of the complexes. NMR spectra of ¹H and ¹³C were used to determine the binding modes of La(III) with the ligands. The formation of 1:1:1 ternary complexes of M(EDTA)⁻ with the dicarboxylate ligands was studied to determine changes in coordination of the metal cation with formation of the ternary species. The complexation of ternary complexes changes from bidentate to monodentate as the chain length between the binding sites of the dicarboxylates increases from 1 (malonate) to 4 (adipate). DFT computations were used to confirm the structural aspects of the interaction of these complexes.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Three Coordination Complexes Based on Ln(Ⅲ) and mpca-Ligand

Three complexes obtained by the reaction of Pr(Ⅲ) or Nd(Ⅲ) salts with 5-methyl-2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid(Hmpca) are structurally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Complex [Pr(mpca-)3(H2O)2]2·6H2O(1) is composed of dinuclear Pr(Ⅲ) units with two metal centers bridged by two anionic mpca-ligands in a κ3O,O':O' bridging mode.Complexes [Pr(mpca-)3]n(2) and [Nd(mpca-)3]n(3) are isostructures,and they consist of polymeric chains based on Ln(Ⅲ) and mpca-ligands.Each pair of adjacent metal centers is linked by three mpca-molecules in a κ3N,O:O bridging mode.     

Carboxylate-induced Various Structures of Ni(II) Complexes with Fluorescence Sensing and Bifunctional Electrochemical Properties

We synthesized three new Ni(II) coordination polymers [Ni(LXHLPXH2O)2]- H2O(CP1),[Ni(LXNIP)]-2H2O(CP2) and [Ni(LXNDCXH20)2](CP3)[L=N,N′-bis(pyridme-3-yl)thiophene-2,5-dicarboxamide, H2HIP=5-hydroxyisophthalic acid, H2NIP=5-nitroisophthalic acid, H2NDC=2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylie acid] by hydrothermal method, which were characterized by means of infrared spectra(IR), TG analyses, PXRD and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The CPI is a ID tubular structure based on [Ni-HIP]2 loops and pairs of L ligands. CP2 is a 2D 3,5-connected architecture, which consists of Ni-L linear chains and (Ni-NIP)2 double chains. CP3 is a 2D network, which features 4-connected topology. Solid-state luminescent behaviours of CP-P3 were investigated. The CPI can detect Fe^3+ ions through luminescence quenching. The electrochemical properties of CPI buk-modified carbon paste electrode(CP1-CPE) has also been investigated, which has bifunctional electrocatalytic activity for oxidation of ascorbic acid and reduction of NO2^-.     

Synthesis and Structures of Dinuclear Aluminum Complexes Based on Bis(β-diketiminate) Ligands

A series of ten dinuclear aluminum alkyl complexes based on rigid, semirigid, and flexible bis(β-diketiminate) ligands (NacNac) has been obtained from the reaction of trimethylaluminum and the corresponding bis(β-diketimine)s. All compounds were fully characterized using NMR and IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of five compounds have been investigated by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Two Cd(Ⅱ) and Cu(Ⅱ) Complexes Based on 1-Butylbenzimidazole: Crystal Structures and Weak Interactions

1-Butylbenzimidazole L reacted with Cd(NO3)2·4H2O to afford complex [CdL(NO3)3H2O]·[HL] 1. The heptacoordinated Cd(Ⅱ) center adopts a distorted pentagongal bipyramidal geometry, and complex [CdL(NO3)3H2O]-entity and the protonated benzimidazium salt [HL]+ are connected via N-H···O hydrogen bond to form a dimeric unit [CdL(NO3)3H2O]·[HL]. A 3-D supramolecular network of 1 is formed through N-H···O and O-H···O hydrogen bonds together with π-π stacking interactions. Reaction of L with CuCl2 afforded a mononuclear complex, [CuL2Cl2] 2, in which the tetracoordinated Cu(II) center adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry. In contrast, 2-D supramolecular layers of 2 are formed by C-H···Cl hydrogen bonds. The fluorescent emission spectra of L, 1 and 2 are described.