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Rhodium(III) complexes rarely display strong phosphorescence, in contrast to well-known iridium(III) complexes with cyclometallating ligands. This study shows how 1,3-bis(1-isoquinolyl)benzene cyclometallates to Rh(III) through N^C^N-coordination to give complexes with unprecedented phosphorescence quantum yields at room temperature. Their highly emissive Ir(III) analogues are also described.

A sustainable route to ketones is described where stearone is produced via ketonic decarboxylation of stearic acid mediated by solid base catalysts in yields of up to 97%, at 250 °C. A range of Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) and mixed metal oxide (MMO) solid base catalysts were prepared with Mg/Al ratios of between 2 and 6 via two synthetic routes, co-precipitation and co-hydration, with each material tested for their catalytic performance. For a given Mg/Al ratio, the LDH and MMO materials showed similar reactivity, with no correlation to the method of preparation. The presence of co-produced oxide phases in the co-hydration catalysts had negligible impact on reactivity.

Synthesis of platinum complexes of Fluorenyl-substituted Porphyrins used as Phosphorescent dyes for solution-processed organic light-emitting devices.. Tetrahedron, Elsevier, 2013, 69 (46) Synthesis and photophysical properties of new platinum(II) complexes of porphyrins with four (PtTOFP) or eight (PtOOFP) fluorenyl pendant arms have been studied. OLED's in which these platinum(II) complexes are used as a red phosphor have been prepared. Synthesis of platinum complexes of Fluorenyl-substituted Porphyrins used as Phosphorescent dyes for solution-processed organic light-emitting devices

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