文摘
New Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes with donor鈥揳cceptor Schiff bases are conveniently prepared in only two steps. The complexes efficiently absorb in the red part of the spectrum (蔚 > 105 M鈥? cm鈥?) and show moderate to strong room-temperature phosphorescence in the near-infrared (NIR) region. Particularly, Pt(II) complexes possess phosphorescence quantum yields (桅) of 10%, but the emission of the respective Pd(II) complexes is less efficient (桅 鈮?1%鈥?%). The complexes exhibit solvatochromic behavior, in which the absorption and emission spectra shift bathochromically in polar solvents. The Pt(II) complexes are embedded in polystyrene to produce oxygen-sensing materials. The Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes are demonstrated to be efficient sensitizers in triplet鈥搕riplet annihilation-based upconversion systems.