DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03681b ISSN: 1477-9226
Design of molecular sensors and switches based on luminescent ruthenium–terpyridine complexes bearing active methylene and triphenylphosphonium motifs as anion recognition sites: experimental and DFT/TD-DFT investigation
Sohini Bhattacharya, Poulami Pal, Sujoy Baitalik- Inorganic Chemistry
Luminescent homo- and heteroleptic Ru(
ii
)–terpyridine complexes display an aggregation-induced emission enhancement and act as multi-channel sensors for selective anions as well as temperature-induced molecular switches.