Synthesis, Structure, and Optical Properties of Iridium(III) Complex with 1-Benzyl-2-Phenylbenzimidazole and 4,4'-Dicarboxy-2,2'-Bipyridyne

S. I. Bezzubov^a^, *, A. A. Bilyalova^b, I. V. Kuznetsova^b, K. G. Pavlov^b, Yu. M. Kiselev^b, and V. D. Dolzhenko^b
Translated by V. Avdeeva

^aKurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia

^bDepartment of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: bezzubov@igic.ras.ru

Received 12 October, 2016

Abstract—A new cyclometalated iridium(III) complex [Ir(L)₂(Hdcbpy)] (1) has been synthesized, where L is 1-benzyl-2-phenylbenzimidazole and Hdcbpy is monoprotonated 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine. The structure of complex 1 has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The optical properties of complex 1 have been studied, and the quantum yield of luminescence has been measured.

DOI: 10.1134/S0036023617080046