Stepwise Strategy to Cyclometallated PtII Complexes with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: A Luminescence Study on New β-Diketonate Complexes

Sara Fuertes, Hector García, Mariano Perálvarez, Wim Hertog, Josep Carreras and Violeta Sicilia, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 1620

Platinum-based phosphors containing cyclometallated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) derivatives have been prepared through a stepwise process. The suitability of the most efficient compound as a wavelength converter for white-light emitting diode (LED) applications was evaluated with succesful results.