Platinum complexes aggregate into polymorphs with different intermolecular interactions leading to different photophysical properties. Strong intermolecular interactions stabilize the aggregate to such an extent that the polymorphs can be separated directly by column chromatography. Solid-state structures as well as quantum-chemical calculations confirmed the effect of the interactions on the photophysical properties.
Keywords: N-heterocyclic carbenes; organic light-emitting diodes; phosphorescence; polymorphism; triplet emitters.
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