Using this approach we have designed and prepared the Ir(III)
complexes Ir1−Ir7, which contain substituted 2-phenylpyridine
main ligands and 5-(4′-substituted-pyridine-2′-yl)-3-trifluorormethyl-
1,2,4-triazolate ancillary ligands. The 2-phenylpyridine derivatives,
16, 17, and 19