Amidate-assisted bis(2-quinolyl)phenyl iridium(III) complexes: Synthesis, structures, photophsical characterization, DFT calculations and their application in homopolymerization

The synthesis, characterization by X-ray crystallography, photophysical properties and DFT calculations of bis(2-quinolyl)phenyl iridium complexes are reported here. The quinolyl-substituted iridium(III) compounds, which have amidate ancillary ligand, formed four-membered ring structure and have been employed for polymerization reaction and gave the metal-containing amide homopolymers.