A series of new heteroleptic copper(I) complexes [Cu(N^N)(P^P)][BF4] (1 – 6), where the N^N is a pyrazole-substituted 2,2’-bipyridine (5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine (5-pzbpy, L1), 4,4'-di(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine (4,4'-pz2bpy, L2), 5,5'-di(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine (5,5'-pz2bpy, L3), 3,8-di(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline (3,8-pz2phen, L4))...