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Title: Gram Scale Synthesis of Benzophenanthroline and Its Blue Phosphorescent Platinum Complex

Journal Article · · Organic Letters
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Loker Hydrocarbon Research Inst. and Dept. of Chemistry

Here, the design, synthesis, and characterization of 12-phenylbenzo[f][1,7]phenanthroline, Bzp, is reported. Its use as a fluorine free ligand for sky blue phosphorescence is demonstrated in a cyclometallated platinum complex, BzpPtDpm. BzpPtDpm phosphoresces at the same wavelength as its analogous 4,6-difluorophenylpyridine complex at both room temperature (466 nm) and 77 kelvin (458 nm). Finally, production of a conformationally restricted derivative of BzpPtDpm with greatly increased quantum yield (46%) validates the versatility of the synthetic route.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Universal Display Corporation, Trenton, NJ (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0007077
OSTI ID:
1429082
Journal Information:
Organic Letters, Vol. 18, Issue 16; Related Information: DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01693; ISSN 1523-7060
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 18 works
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