A dinuclear alkynylplatinum(ii) pyridinedicarboxamide: conformational change-induced switching of emission properties?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2012-12-06 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37706C

Abstract

The synthesis and characterisation of a dinuclear pyridinedicarboxamide–platinum(II) complex exhibiting tunable optical properties based on metal–metal interaction are reported. Conformational change-induced switching between metal-to-ligand charge-transfer and metal–metal-to-ligand charge-transfer emission properties by the influence of methanol was demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: A dinuclear alkynylplatinum(ii) pyridinedicarboxamide: conformational change-induced switching of emission properties
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