An iridium(III) complex, [(dpci-H)2Ir(dafo)](PF6) (dpci-H = deprotonated 3,4-diphenylcinnoline, dpci; dafo = 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one), was synthesized from the reaction of the iridium complex [Ir(dpci-H)2(Cl)]2 and dafo in methanol, and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction along with FT-IR, UV/Vis, 1H NMR and mass spectroscopy. The luminescence properties and the decay of the cyclometalated iridium(III) complex were also investigated. Excitation at the absorption wavelength (469 nm) resulted in a strong emission band centered at 591 nm with a lifetime of 0.9 μs.
