Self-assembly of platinum() 6-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine complexes with solvato- and iono-chromic phenomena

Mono- and di-nuclear organoplatinum( ii ) monomers with cyclometalated 6-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine ligands have been successfully constructed. These systems are capable of displaying intriguing solvato- and iono-chromic phenomena by elaborately manipulating non-covalent Pt Pt metal-metal and π-π stacking interactions for their self-assembly processes. Mono- and di-nuclear platinum( ii ) 6-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine complexes display intriguing chromic phenomena, by manipulating Pt Pt metal-metal interactions for the self-assembly processes.