Reaction of the
precu
rso
r com
plex I
r2(
ppy)
4Cl
2 (
ppy = 2-
phenyl
py
ridine) with the b
ridging ligand 3,8-di
py
ridyl-4,7-
phenanth
roline (
L) affo
rds, in 94% yield, the cyclometalated i
ridium dinuclea
r com
plex [(
ppy)
2I
r(
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r(
ppy)
2]
2+ (
12+)as a mixtu
re of th
ree ste
reoisome
rs. This mixtu
re consists of a meso fo
rm
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racemic fo
rm (enantiome
ric
pai
r rs/Delta.gif" BORDER=0 >,
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ratio 1:1.5. Single-c
rystal X-
ray cha
racte
rization of the
pe
rchlo
rate salt of the meso fo
rm
reveals (i) the disto
rtion of the b
ridging ligand f
rom the
plana
rity and (ii) the location of the two i
ridium subunitsabove and below the medium
plane of the b
ridging ligand. Ion-
pai
r ch
romatog
ra
phy with
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ris(tet
rachlo
robenzenediolato)
phos
phate(V)) as
resolving anion
pe
rmits the se
pa
ration of the th
reeste
reoisome
rs. The
1H NMR s
pect
rosco
pic analysis of each f
raction indicates high diaste
reome
ric
pu
rity. Elect
ronicci
rcula
r dich
roism
pro
pe
rties and com
pa
rison with lite
ratu
re data establish thei
r absolute configu
ration. The abso
rptionand emission
pro
pe
rties of the th
ree ste
reoisome
rs show only ve
ry small va
riations. The anisot
ro
pic
pro
pe
rties canbe inte
rpreted as distinct inte
ractions of the isome
rs with the chi
ral
resolving
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