In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, vol. 48, no. 4, p. 1711–1721
Aimed at creating a true photoswitchable energy transfer system, four dinuclear complexes containing ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) metal centers bridged by spiropyran-type linkers were designed and investigated. The bridge in its closed spiropyran form was shown to be a good insulator for energy transfer between the Ru-bpy donor and the Os-bpy acceptor (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine). On the basis of...
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In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, vol. 45, no. 20, p. 8326 -8341
Photochromic nitrospiropyrans substituted with 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺, and [Os(bpy)₃]²⁺ groups were synthesized, and their photophysical, photochemical, and redox properties investigated. Substitution of the spiropyran with the metal complex moiety results in strongly decreased efficiency of the ring-opening process as a result of energy transfer from the excited spiropyran...
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