Table 2. Physical data of the Pt(ii) complexes supported by a tetradentate ligand.
| Coordination mode | Complex | Medium | λ max/nm | φ | τ/μs | k r/104 s–1 | k nr/104 s–1 | T d/°C | Ref. |
| [Pt(O^N^N^O)] | 14 | CH2Cl2 | 586 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 440 | 70 |
| 15 | CH2Cl2 | 595 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 47.4 | 530 | 70 | |
| 16 | Benzene | 546 | 0.27 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 18.7 | 382 | 72 | |
| 17 | Benzene | 628 | 0.26 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 23.9 | 415 | 72 | |
| 18 | CH3CN | 625 | 0.27 | 4.62 | 5.8 | 15.8 | — d | 73 | |
| 19 | CH2Cl2 | 661 | 0.033 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 60.4 | — d | 73 | |
| 20 | CH2Cl2 | 624 | 0.20 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 12.7 | — d | 74 | |
| 21 | CH2Cl2 | 568 | 0.17 | 6.34 | 2.7 | 13.1 | 401 | 75 | |
| [Pt(N^N^N^N)] | 22 | CH3CN | 566, 613 (sh) | 0.097 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 21.5 | 288 | 76 |
| 23 | CH2Cl2 | 461, 487, 521 | 0.82 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 2.3 | — d | 78 | |
| 24 | CH2Cl2 | 520 | 0.88 | 2.9 | 30.3 | 4.1 | — d | 78 | |
| [Pt(C^N^N^C)] | 25 | CH2Cl2 | 492, 520, 564 (sh) | 0.58 | 0.32 | 181 | 131 | — d | 79 |
| 26 | 2-MeTHF | 512, 548 | 0.73 | 7.6 b | 9.6 | 3.6 | — d | 80 | |
| [Pt(N^C^C^N)] | 27 | 2-MeTHF | 613 | 0.14 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 11.3 | — d | 80 |
| 28 | 2-MeTHF | 486, 516 | 0.63 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 6.5 | — d | 80 | |
| 29 | Bebq2 a | 621 | 0.58 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 7.6 | — d | 81 | |
| [Pt(C^C^N^N)] | 30 | CH2Cl2 | 660 | 0.001 | 0.85 | 0.12 | 118 | — d | 85 |
| 31 | CH2Cl2 | 550 | 0.17 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 18.9 | — d | 85 | |
| [Pt(O^C^C^O)] | 32 | THF | 443, 459 | 0.18 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 23.4 | 410 | 87 |
| 33 | THF | 461 | 0.08 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 51.1 | 400 | 87 | |
| 34 | THF | 463 | 0.43 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 375 | — e | |
| 35 | THF | 465 | 0.37 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 | — d | — e | |
| [Pt(O^N^C^N)] | 36 | CH2Cl2 | 485, 517, 557 | 0.72 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 414 | 90 |
| 37 | CH2Cl2 | 488, 518 | 0.93 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 406 | 90 | |
| 38 | CH2Cl2 | 515 | 0.99 | 15.5 | 6.4 | — c | — d | 37 | |
| 39 | CH2Cl2 | 528, 568 | 0.74 | 25.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | — d | 37 | |
| 40 | CH2Cl2 | 503 | 0.73 | 4.7 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 518 | 91 | |
| 41 | CH2Cl2 | 522 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 18.4 | 2.0 | 405 | 91 | |
| 42 | CH2Cl2 | 551 | 0.90 | 4.3 | 20.9 | 2.3 | 423 | 93 | |
| 43 | CH2Cl2 | 517 | 0.80 | 5.1 | 15.7 | 3.9 | 412 | 93 | |
| 44 | CH2Cl2 | 553, 587 | 0.86 | 6.6 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 400 | 92 | |
| 45 | CH2Cl2 | 526 | 0.47 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 410 | 92 | |
| 46 | CH2Cl2 | 527 | 0.49 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 409 | 92 | |
| [Pt(N^C^C^N)] | 47 | CH2Cl2 | 454 (sh), 478 | 0.71 | 3.3 | 21.5 | 8.8 | — d | 94 |
| [Pt(N^C^C^C)] | 48 | CH2Cl2 | 452 | 0.78 | 4.2 | 18.6 | 5.2 | — d | 94 |
| [Pt(N^C^C^N)] | 49 | CH2Cl2 | 430, 456 | 0.39 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 20.3 | — d | 95 |
| [Pt(N^C^C^C)] | 50 | CH2Cl2 | 442 | 0.07 | 0.4 | 17.5 | 232 | — d | 95 |
| [Pt(N^C^C^N)] | 51 | CH2Cl2 | 513 | 0.63 | 2.0 | 31.5 | 18.5 | — d | 95 |
| 52 | CH2Cl2 | 491 | 0.81 | 12.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 | — d | 97 |
a 6 wt% doped into a thin film of Bebq2.
b The lifetime τ 0 at infinite dilution determined from the linear variation of the observed emission decay rate constant, k obs, as a function of the concentration of the complex.
c Value too low to be reported.
d Value not available from the literature.
e The work that has not been reported.