Nucleophilic Substitution of Fluorine Atoms in 2,6-Difluoro-3-(pyridin-2-yl)benzonitrile Leading to Soluble Blue-Emitting Cyclometalated Ir(III) Complexes

Valery Kozhevnikov, Katja Dahms, Martin Bryce

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Abstract

New functionalized phenylpyridine ligands and their derived heteroleptic cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes have been synthesized. The complexes possess a combination of important properties: (i) blue emission, (ii) good photoluminescence quantum yields, and (iii) good solubility in organic solvents, making them very attractive as phosphorescent dopant emitters for solution-processable light-emitting devices.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5143-5148
JournalThe Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume76
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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