A rare example of a compact heteroleptic cyclometalated iridium(iii) complex demonstrating well-separated dual emission†
Abstract
A series of [Ir(C^N)2(NN)][PF6] complexes in which NN is 5-(4-ethynylphenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. All novel complexes exhibit unique singlet–triplet dual emission in solution with two well-separated emission bands. The mechanism of dual emission has been elucidated on the basis of experimental data and confirmed by TDDFT calculations.