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A series of dinuclear Ir(iii)/Re(i) complexes has been prepared based on a family of symmetrical bridging ligands containing two bidentate N,N'-chelating pyrazolyl-pyridine termini, connected by a central aromatic or aliphatic spacer. The Ir(iii) termini are based on {Ir(F2ppy)2}(+) units (where F2ppy is the cyclometallating anion of a fluorinated phenylpyridine) and the Re(i) termini are based on {Re(CO)3Cl} units. Both types of terminus are luminescent, with the Ir-based unit showing characteristic strong, structured phosphorescence in the blue region (maximum 452 nm) with a triplet excited state energy of 22 200 cm(-1) and the Re-based unit showing much weaker and lower-energy phosphorescence (maximum 530 nm) with a triplet excited state energy of 21 300 cm(-1). The energy gradient between the two excited states allows for partial Ir→Re photoinduced energy-transfer, with substantial (but incomplete) quenching of the higher-energy Ir-based emission component and sensitised emission - evidenced by an obvious grow-in component - on the lower-energy Re-based emission. The Ir→Re energy-transfer rate constants vary over the range 1-8 × 10(7) s(-1) depending on the bridging ligand: there is no simple correlation between bridging ligand structure and energy-transfer rate, possibly because this will depend substantially on the conformation of these flexible molecules in solution. To test the role of ligand conformation further, we investigated a complex in which the bridging chain is a (CH2CH2O)6 unit whose conformation is known to be solvent-polarity dependent, with such chains adopting an open, elongated conformation in water and more compact, folded conformations in organic solvents. There was a clear link between the rate and extent of Ir→Re energy-transfer which reduced in polar solvents as the chain became elongated and the Ir/Re separation was larger; and increased in less polar solvents as the chain adopted a more compact conformation and the Ir/Re separation was reduced.

Synthesis and photophysical properties of Ir(iii)/Re(i) dyads: control of Ir→Re photoinduced energy transfer