A binuclear Cu(I) complex [Cu(PCNP)(mepypz)]
2(BF
4)
2 (
1, PCNP = 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphine)-benzonitrile, mepypz = 2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine) was synthesized from
the reaction of Cu(CH
3CN)
4BF
4, PCNP and mepypz
in CH
2Cl
2 at room temperature. The compound was
characterized by NMR, UV-vis and X-ray single-crystal structure analysis. It
crystallizes in monoclinic space group
P2
1/
c with
a = 14.0139(5),
b = 11.8149(3),
c = 27.1248(10)
Å,
β = 96.686(4)°,
V = 4460.6(3) Å
3,
Z = 2,
Mr = 1561.97,
Dc = 1.163 g/cm
3,
F(000) = 1600.0,
μ = 1.774 mm
–1,
GOOF = 1.071, the final
R = 0.0523 and
wR = 0.1412 for 7919
observed reflections with
I > 2
σ(
I). The Cu atoms in the complex are
four-coordinated and adopt a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. In
the solid state, the complex exhibits yellowish-green emission with a peak wavelength
of 546 nm, a lifetime of 390
μs, and
a quantum yield of 0.45 at room temperature. The temperature-dependent investigation
of luminescent properties suggests that the complex emits thermally activated
delayed fluorescence (TADF) at room temperature.