PMID- 12639127 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20030812 LR - 20030317 IS - 0020-1669 (Print) IS - 0020-1669 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 6 DP - 2003 Mar 24 TI - Synthesis and characterization of optically active and racemic forms of cyclometalated Rh(III) complexes. An experimental and theoretical emission study. PG - 1935-44 AB - The optically active cyclometalated Rh(III) complexes, delta[Rh(thpy4,5p(R,R)py)(2)TAP]Cl, lambda[Rh(thpy4,5p(S,S)py)(2)TAP]Cl, and delta[Rh(phpy4,5p(R,R)py)(2)TAP]Cl (where TAP = 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene, thpy4,5p(R,R)py = (8R,10R)-2-(2'-thienyl)-4,5-pinenopyridine and phpy4,5p(R,R)py = (8R,10R)-2-(2'-phenyl)-4,5-pinenopyridine) have been prepared and characterized. Their photophysics has been examined in parallel with that of rac[Rh(thpy)(2)TAP]Cl and rac[Rh(phpy)(2)TAP]Cl. Their behaviors have been rationalized from results of TD-DFT calculations. The complexes with thienylpyridine (thpy) as cyclometalating ligands exhibit (3)CT (from thpy to TAP) and (3)LC(pi-pi) (centered on thpy) emissions in a solvent matrix at 77 K and one (3)CT luminescence at room temperature. In contrast, with phenylpyridine (phpy), the complexes show only one (3)CT emission (from phpy to TAP) at both temperatures. FAU - Ghizdavu, Liana AU - Ghizdavu L AD - Organic Chemistry and Photochemistry, Free University of Brussels, CP: 160/08, 50 avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Lentzen, Olivier AU - Lentzen O FAU - Schumm, Stephan AU - Schumm S FAU - Brodkorb, Andre AU - Brodkorb A FAU - Moucheron, Cecile AU - Moucheron C FAU - Kirsch-de Mesmaeker, Andree AU - Kirsch-de Mesmaeker A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Inorg Chem JT - Inorganic chemistry JID - 0366543 EDAT- 2003/03/18 04:00 MHDA- 2003/03/18 04:01 CRDT- 2003/03/18 04:00 PHST- 2003/03/18 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/03/18 04:01 [medline] PHST- 2003/03/18 04:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/ic020435i [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Inorg Chem. 2003 Mar 24;42(6):1935-44. doi: 10.1021/ic020435i.