Dumbbell-Shaped Dinuclear Iridium Complexes and Their Application to Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

A novel family of dumbbell- shaped dinuclear complexes in which an oligophenyleneethynylene spacer is linked to two heteroleptic iridiumA complexes is presented. The synthesis, as well as the electrochemical and pho- tophysical characterization of the new complexes, is reported. The experimen- tal results are interpreted with the help of density functional theory calcula- tions. From these studies we conclude that the lowest triplet excited state cor- responds to a 3 p-p* state located on the conjugated spacer. The presence of this state below the 3 MLCT/ 3 LLCT emitting states of the end-capping Ir III complexes explains the low quantum yields observed for the dinuclear com- plexes (one or…

Supramolecular polymerization of electronically complementary linear motifs: anti-cooperativity by attenuated growth†

Anti-cooperative supramolecular polymerization by attenuated growth exhibited by self-assembling units of two electron-donor benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT) derivatives (compounds 1a and 1b) and the electron-acceptor 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) (compound 2) is reported. Despite the apparent cooperative mechanism of 1 and 2, AFM imaging and SAXS measurements reveal the formation of small aggregates that suggest the operation of an anti-cooperative mechanism strongly conditioned by an attenuated growth. In this mechanism, the formation of the nuclei is favoured over the subsequent addition of monomeric units to the aggregate, which finally results in short aggrega…

Weighting non-covalent forces in the molecular recognition of C60. Relevance of concave–convex complementarity

The relative contributions of several weak intermolecular forces to the overall stability of the complexes formed between structurally related receptors and [60]fullerene are compared, revealing a discernible contribution from concave–convex complementarity. Viruela Martin, Pedro Manuel, Pedro.M.Viruela@uv.es ; Viruela Martin, Rafael, Rafael.Viruela@uv.es ; Orti Guillen, Enrique, Enrique.Orti@uv.es

Diskrete supramolekulare Donor-Akzeptor-Komplexe

Discrete supramolecular donor-acceptor complexes

The renewed interest in noncovalently associating electroactive molecules arises in part from the quest for new organic materials that convert solar energy into electrical/ chemical equivalents. In this context, the formation of charge-separated states is a key prerequisite. Charge-transfer events triggered by light have been studied in supramolecular donor–acceptor systems based on hydrogen bonds and coordinative metal bonds. Although many of the most widely utilized electroactive fragments feature large pconjugated surfaces, to date the use of p–p aromatic interactions has mainly been limited to the construction of semi-infinite ensembles of chromophores either to achieve charge transport…