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It is shown that highly symmetric molecules with several potentially emissive nearly-degenerate conformers are not promising because of low S1\/S0 oscillator strengths together with limited or no S1\/T1 spin\u2013orbit coupling (SOC). Furthermore, steric hindrance, which prevents the flattening of the complex upon irradiation, is a factor of instability. Alternatively, linking the phenanthroline ligands offers the possibility to block the flattening while maintaining remarkable photophysical properties. We propose here two promising complexes, with appropriate symmetry and enough rigidity to warrant stability in standard solvents. 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