Organometallics
Organometallics
5 years ago

Deboronation-Induced Turn-on Phosphorescent Sensing of Fluorides by Iridium(III) Cyclometalates with o-Carborane

Deboronation-Induced Turn-on Phosphorescent Sensing of Fluorides by Iridium(III) Cyclometalates with o-Carborane
Jihun Oh, Min Hyung Lee, Nguyen Van Nghia, Jaehoon Jung
Heteroleptic tris-cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes bearing an o-carborane at the 4- or 5-position in the phenyl ring of the ppy ligand (closo-1 and -2) were prepared and characterized. The X-ray crystal structure of closo-1 reveals the fac arrangement of the three C∧N chelates around the Ir atom. Treatment of closo complexes with fluoride anions led to selective deboronation of the closo-carborane cage, producing the corresponding nido-carborane-substituted complexes (nido-1 and -2). Whereas closo-1 and -2 were almost nonemissive in THF, nido-1 and -2 were highly phosphorescent (ΦPL = 0.94–0.95). Theoretical studies suggested that, while the emission quenching in closo-1 can be ascribed to the substantial involvement of o-carborane in the 3MLCT excited state, the intraligand charge transfer (3ILCT) state from the nido-carborane to pyridyl moieties is responsible for the efficient phosphorescence in nido-1. The addition of fluoride to the buffered THF/H2O solution (1/1, v/v, pH 7) of closo-1 and -2 under mild heating led to strong emission intensity, allowing the turn-on phosphorescence detection of fluoride in aqueous medium at the ppb level.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00139

DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00139

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