Volume 132, Issue 26 pp. 10434-10438
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Structural Elucidation of Selective Solvatochromism in a Responsive-at-Metal Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complex

Dr. Miguel A. Soto

Dr. Miguel A. Soto

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Veronica Carta

Dr. Veronica Carta

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Ryan J. Andrews

Ryan J. Andrews

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada

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Mohammad T. Chaudhry

Mohammad T. Chaudhry

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada

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Prof. Mark. J. MacLachlan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Mark. J. MacLachlan

Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1 Canada

Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia, 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada

WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-1192 Japan

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First published: 27 March 2020
Citations: 2

Abstract

We report the synthesis, characterization, and spectroscopic investigations of a new responsive-at-metal cyclometalated platinum(II) complex. With mild chemical oxidants and reductants, it was possible to obtain the same complex in three different oxidation states and each of these complexes was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. We discovered that the platinum(II) complex displays strong solvatochromism in the solid state, which can be attributed to modulation of Pt⋅⋅⋅Pt interactions that results in switching between optical and photoluminescent states. Incorporating responsive-at-metal species as dynamic components in nanostructured materials might facilitate response amplification, sensing, actuation, or self-healing processes.

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