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Room-Temperature Emission from Platinum(II) Complexes Intercalated into Zirconium Phosphate-Layered Materials
journal contribution
posted on 2007-10-15, 00:00 authored by Eladio J. Rivera, Cristina Figueroa, Jorge L. Colón, Levi Grove, William B. ConnickThe direct ion exchange of chloro(2,6-bis(N-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine)platinum(II) ([Pt(Me2bzimpy)Cl]+) and
chloro(2,2‘:6‘,2‘ ‘-terpyridine)platinum(II) ([Pt(tpy)Cl]+) complexes within a zirconium phosphate (ZrP) framework has
been accomplished. The physical and spectroscopic properties of [Pt(Me2bzimpy)Cl]+ and [Pt(tpy)Cl]+ intercalated
in ZrP were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron, infrared, absorption, and luminescence
spectroscopies. In contrast to unintercalated complexes in fluid solution, which do not emit at room temperature,
both intercalated materials in the solid state and in colloidal suspensions exhibit intense emissions at room
temperature. A [Pt(Me2bzimpy)Cl]+-exchanged ZrP colloidal methanol suspension gives rise to an emission at 612
nm that originates from a lowest 3MMLCT[dσ*(Pt) → π*(tpy)] state (MMLCT = metal−metal-to-ligand charge transfer)
characteristic of strong Pt···Pt interactions. A [Pt(tpy)Cl]+-exchanged ZrP colloidal aqueous suspension exhibits a
strong emission band at 600 nm. The accumulated data demonstrate that at high concentrations, [Pt(Me2bzimpy)Cl]+ and [Pt(tpy)Cl]+ ions can serve as luminescent pillars inside the ZrP framework.