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The objective of this thesis is to examine the photophysical and structural properties of Cu(I) complexes of 2-(2’-pyridyl)benzimidazolyl based ligands and Cu(I), Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes of 2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl based ligands, for possible use as phosphorescent emitters in OLEDs. The discovery of the atropisomeric 3,3’-bis(2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl based ligands led to the examination of C-C coupling reactions and the investigation of the new chiral ligands with transition metal ions. Cu(I) complexes of 2-(2’pyridyl)benzimidazolyl-benzene with varying phosphine ligands were prepared. The structures were studied with X-ray crystallography and NMR. Experimental and computational results established that steric and electronic properties of the phosphine ligands influence the photophysical properties of the Cu(I) complexes. Polynuclear Cu(I) complexes with 2-(2’-pyridyl)benzimidazolyl based ligands and two PPh3 ancillary ligands were synthesized, the photoluminescent and electroluminescent properties were examined. A series of 2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl based ligands; 2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl-benzene (pib), 1,4-bis[2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl]benzene (bib) and 1,3,5-tris[2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl]benzene) (tib) and the corresponding C-C coupled dimers bis[3,3’(2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl-benzene)] (bpib), bis[3,3’(1,4-bis[2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl]benzene (bbib) and bis[3,3’(1,3,5-tris[2-(2’-pyridyl)indolyl]benzene)] (btib) were synthesized in a one-pot reaction with the formation of both C-N and C-C bonds. The photophysical properties of these new molecules were investigated. The dimers display intramolecular exciplex formation. The rotation barrier around the C-C bond in the 3 position of the bis-indole was calculated using DFT which support that bpib is an atropisomeric ligand. Cu(I), Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes were synthesized with pib and bpib. [Cu(pib)(PPh3)2]+ contains a three-coordinate Cu(I) ion and doesn’t display MLCT but rather 3π-1π phosphorescence. In Pd(pib)(acac) and Pt(pib)(DMSO)Cl the pib ligand forms C,N chelated neutral complexes that display red emission in frozen solution and in solid state. The X-ray crystal structure for [Cu(bpib)2]+ revealed a homo-chiral crystal and for Pd(bpib)Cl2 and Pt(bpib)Cl¬2 show a trans-chelating geometry around the metal centre. Frozen solutions of [Cu(bpib)2]+ and Pd(bpib)Cl2 display MCLT phosphorescence. Finally the atropisomeric ligands bpib and bbib were examined as sensors to determine the enantiomeric excess of Zn(2-bromo-3-methylbutyrate)2 by CD spectroscopy. CD and fluorescent titration experiments verified that these ligands have selective interactions with different Zn(II) carboxylates. DFT computations showed that diastereomeric excess caused by chiral discrimination leads to the CD spectral-response of the atropisomeric ligands toward chiral Zn(II) carboxylates. / Thesis (Ph.D, Chemistry) -- Queen's University, 2008-09-25 09:54:21.464

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La chiralité axiale est une propriété importante de composés biologiquements actifs, de matériaux avancés et plus particulièrement de ligands utilisés en catalyse asymétrique. En effet de nombreuses structures biaryliques atropisomériques ont montré un excellent pouvoir d’induction asymétrique. Ainsi le contrôle de l’atropisomérie et le développement de nouvelles méthodes synthétiques permettant la synthèse de composés à chiralité axiale optiquement purs attire l’attention de la communauté scientifique. Au cours de ce travail une nouvelle stratégie vers l’obtention de biaryles à chiralité axiale atropenrichis a été explorée. L’utilisation de sulfoxydes énantiopurs, jouant à la fois le rôle de groupe directeur et d’auxiliaire de chiralité, dans une stratégie de fonctionnalisation de liaisons C-H par catalyse homogène au palladium, a permis l’obtention efficace de nombreux composés biaryliques hautement atropenrichis . Les méthodologies développées ont ensuite été appliquées à la synthèse formelle d’un composé naturel bioactif à chiralité axiale, la (-)-steganone, ainsi qu’à la synthèse de ligands doublement atropisomériques inédits. / Axial chirality is an important property of biologically active compounds, advanced materials and more importantly of ligands used in asymmetric catalysis. Indeed, numerous atropisomeric biaryls have demonstrated an excellent asymmetric induction capacity. Thus, the control of atropisomery and the development of original synthetic methodologies allowing the synthesis and the obtention of optically pure axially chiral compounds is an important goal for the scientific community. In this work, a new strategy for the synthesis of atropenriched axially chiral biaryls was explored. The use of enantiopur sulfoxides playing the role of both, a directing group and a chirality auxiliary, in a palladium catalyzed C-H functionalization, allowed the efficient construction of numerous highly atropenriched biaryl compounds. The developed methodologies were furthermore applied to the formal synthesis of an axially chiral and bioactive compound, (-)-steganone, as well as the synthesis of doubly atropisomeric unprecedented ligands. These ligands displayed an excellent potential for asymmetric induction in homogenous asymmetric hydrogenation.