文摘
A cyclometalated Pt(II) acetylide derivative bearing a bis(arylamine) donor (D) and a terpyridine (TPY) receptor (A) was successfully synthesized and characterized. This three-component D鈭捪€鈥揂 system displays an intense low-energy absorption band at 位max = 470 nm, resulting from overlapping the d蟺(Pt) 鈫?蟺*(C^N^N) metal-to-ligand charge transfer and 蟺(C鈮鈥揂r) 鈫?蟺*(C^N^N) ligand-to-ligand charge transfer transitions with the 蟺(bis(arylamine)) 鈫?蟺*(C^N^N) intraligand charge transfer transition. Upon protonation of the bis(arylamine) donor, a strong emission from the phosphorescence Pt(II) complex unit is recovered at 位max = 580 nm. With introduction of the TPY receptor, this complex possesses quite high affinity for Zn2+ (Ka = 6.86 脳 109 mol鈥?路dm6) to form the heterotrinuclear Pt鈥揨n鈥揚t complex in CH2Cl2 solution. Though this coordination effect is seriously inhibited by protons in acidic medium, the 2.4-fold luminescence intensity enhancement is obtained yet, strongly suggesting the presence of the intramolecular energy transfer process from the Zn(II)-TPY complex core to the phosphorescence Pt(II) complex units at two ends. The H+-triggered and Zn2+-enhanced luminescence can be reversibly switched on and off upon successive additions of H+ and OH鈥?/sup>. Furthermore, this complex displays an unexpected Zn2+-selective luminescence enhancement effect in acidic solution.