(49) Synthesis and characterization of new Pt(IV)-containing liquid crystalline materials

Platinum complexes with bipyridine ligands containing aliphatic tails have been shown to generate unusual and potentially useful liquid crystalline materials, in some cases phosphorescence. These compounds have utilized... [ view full abstract ]

Platinum complexes with bipyridine ligands containing aliphatic tails have been shown to generate unusual and potentially useful liquid crystalline materials, in some cases phosphorescence. These compounds have utilized square-planar Pt(II) as such we have begun to explore the related Pt(IV) complexes, containing an octahedral geometry at platinum, with a variety of ligands using a facile synthetic methodology and complete characterization. This exploration has begun to provide comparisons with the previously created compounds (e.g. the Pt(II) systems, with similar ligands. Future work would focus on the possibility of creating a mixed Pt(II/IV) system generating Pt-Cl-Pt chains acting as nanowires.