Unveiling a host-guest assembly composed of an emissive Ir(III) complex salt and a concave aromatic host at a local minimum state

Abstract

A host–guest complex formed at a local minimum state was isolated and characterized. Owing to solubility modulation induced by the formation of a supramolecular assembly, the host–guest complex at a local minimum state selectively precipitated. The photophysical properties of the guest gave structural information about local environments around the guest in the solid state.