Environmental effects on the photophysics of transition metal complexes with dipyrido 2,3-a:3 ',2 '-c phenazine (dppz) and related ligands
Journal article, 2011
This review primarily covers studies of ruthenium(II) complexes with the dppz (dipyrido[2,3-a:3',2'-c]phenazine) ligand; in solution, in polymers and surfactant/lipid media, and when bound to DNA. Related studies with other transition metals, and with extended ligands that can form bimetallic as well as monometallic complexes are discussed. The review focuses on photophysics of these complexes with particular attention devoted to the nature of the excited states that give rise to emission, their dependence on solvent environment, and the behavior of the complexes as luminescent probes for DNA.
molecular light switch
photophysics
dna-binding properties
Emission
ruthenium dipyridophenazine complexes
Light-switch effect
DNA
Ruthenium(II)
extended aromatic bridges
Excited states
solvent dependent
intercalating ligand
electron-transfer
dppz
raman-spectroscopy
excited-state
resonance
ru(ii) complexes
Author
A. W. McKinley
Newcastle University
Imperial College London
Per Lincoln
Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry
Eimer Tuite
Newcastle University
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
0010-8545 (ISSN)
Vol. 255 21-22 2676-2692Subject Categories
Chemical Sciences
DOI
10.1016/j.ccr.2011.06.012