The cocrystallization of a weakly luminescent platinum complex [Pt(btpy)(PPh3)Cl](1) (Hbtpy=2-(2benzothienyl)pyridine; emission quantum yield Φem=0.03) with fluorinated bromo- and iodoarenes C6F6-nXn (X=Br, I; n=1, 2) results in the formation of efficient halogen-bonding (XB) interactions Pt-Cl⋅⋅⋅X-R. An up to 22-fold enhancement (Φem =0.65) in the luminescence intensity of the cocrystallized compound is detected, without a substantial change of the emission energy. Based on crystallographic, photophysical, and theoretical investigations, the contribution of the XB donors C6F6-n Xn to the amplification of luminescence intensity is attributed to the enhancement of spin-orbit coupling through the heavy-atom effect, and simultaneously to the suppression of the nonradiative relaxation pathways by increasing the rigidity of the chromophore center.
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